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When Should an Office Holiday Party Not be Fun?
Every time I sit down with a company owner, office manager or HR director to iron out the details of a customized trivia party, I always ask a series of questions designed to gather as much information about the staff as possible. By far the most revealing question (as well as my favorite) is this:…
Read MoreA Night of Trivia to Support the American Cancer Society
Tonight, I have the honor of hosting a very special trivia fund raiser in New York City. Following up on a very successful trivia fund raiser TrivWorks recently produced for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Pan-Can), this evening we will be working once again to raise money and awareness for cancer and cancer research –…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Company Holiday Party Planning Falls on You
Office holiday party season kicks off in earnest next month, and if you’re an office managers, HR director or company principal, chances are the task of organizing a fun event for staff has fallen squarely in your lap. Unless you’re a corporate event entertainment professional, you probably see this task as more of a burdensome…
Read MoreBook Recommendation for Managers Seeking to Increase Workplace Creativity: “Disciplined Dreaming”
Last Monday, I provided a book recommendation for HR managers entitled Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms. Based on the popularity of that post, I have selected another book from my shelf this week which I think would be beneficial to all managers and business owners. Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive…
Read MoreFriday Fun: 11 Pop Culture Trivia Questions About the Number 11
Last Friday, in an effort to help everyone end the workweek on a fun note, I posted 10 pop culture questions about the news of the week. Based on the popularity of that post, here are some more trivia questions for you to enjoy! Seeing how today is 11/11/11, below are 11 pop culture trivia…
Read More5 Tips to Make Your Office Holiday Party More Meaningful
Holiday season is around the corner, and if you’re a company owner or manager of the HR department, you are likely planning your holiday party in earnest (or planning to plan it, anyway). One refrain I keep hearing over and over again from people inquiring about NYC holiday party entertainment is, “how can we make…
Read MoreNote to Trivia Hosts: Beware the Hot Mic Gaffe
You would think in this day and age, after so many famous “hot mic” gaffes, that people who routinely speak in public would know better. Yet as news of yesterday’s open mic flub involving US President Obama and France’s President Sarkozy clearly demonstrated, even world leaders in 2011 are susceptible to saying something embarrassing, unintended…
Read More7 Simple Tips for Working with Celebrities at Corporate Entertainment Events
Over the course of my career in the events industry, I’ve had the good fortune and opportunity to work with a wide range of celebrities – first during stints in the concert industry and as a political campaign event staffer, followed by a more prolonged run in the PR industry. For nearly six years, I…
Read MoreBook Recommendation for HR Managers: “Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms”
As we approach the end of 2011, I think it’s fair to assume that most organizations who wish to remain competitive in the digital marketplace should have at least a rudimentary social media presence. As far as using social media for human resources, it should go without saying that social media tools are vital in…
Read MoreFriday Fun: 10 Pop Culture Trivia Questions About Wall Street
I’m trying something new today, in the spirit of keeping workplaces fun and helping everyone end the workweek on a positive note. Rather than writing one of my usual posts about trivia team building, corporate entertainment or brand engagement activities, here are 10 pop culture trivia questions inspired by the news of the week, which…
Read MoreTrivia Questions For: Amy Plitt, Senior Editor, Time Out New York
Confessions of a Professional NYC Trivia Host
I’ve been a professional trivia host in New York City for over 5 years, and have loved every second of it. NYC is arguably the world’s greatest trivia town, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have produced a wide variety of bar trivia nights, trivia fund raisers, private corporate events and public brand awareness events…
Read MoreWhy Every Day is Halloween in Workplaces with Low Morale
It’s Halloween today, and if your office is like many here in New York City you’ve made sure to fill the workplace with cobwebs, pumpkins and other themed decorations. Depending on your company’s policies, staff may also be wearing costumes as well, to an acceptable degree. You may think that Halloween only comes once a…
Read MoreWhy Managers Should Encourage Employees to Socialize Outside of Work
My career path has been atypical to say the least. Since I graduated collage without a clue as to what to do, I wound up taking jobs more out of necessity than with a clear career trajectory in mind. As such, I didn’t always find myself working in the kind of environments which I would…
Read MoreSelling Points at Bar Trivia Night is Bad Business
Some rather disappointing news was recently brought to my attention. It seems that one of the Manhattan bar trivia nights I helped found has taken on a new tactic, in an effort to drum up business. Their new deal is simple: buy a pitcher of beer, and get a point added to your team’s score.…
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