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Thursday, May 30, 2024
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Friday, May 31, 2024
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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ASTA Jubilee Kick Off, sponsored by Carnival Cruise Line
Join us on the Jade Oval Lawn for a fun kick off event, complete with carnival games, snacks and entertainment.
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Building & Evaluating Your Business Plan in Our Ever-Changing World
Speaker(s): Speaker: Jacki Marks, ALG Vacations
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
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Saturday, Jun 01, 2024 |
Saturday, Jun 01, 2024
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM CDT
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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2024053014:3015:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
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2024053107:3015:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Effectively Asking for and Leveraging Reviews
Speaker(s): Speaker: Jenn Lee, Travel Planners International
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2024053014:4515:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Innovate Track: AI, Synthetic Media, and Your Customer Experience (CX): Leverage Technology to Improve Your Communicative Touchpoints
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM CDT
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Effectively Asking for and Leveraging Reviews
Speaker(s): Speaker: Jenn Lee, Travel Planners International
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: How to Communicate Anything to Anyone
Communication is key. But what happens when the people communicating are speaking different languages? Learn what type of communicator you are and how to reach across that divide to influence others who communicate in a different way. A combination of communication skills, NLP, improvisation, and psychology will imbue the audience with new skills and understanding to make sure their message is heard, effective and productive. Whether between coworkers, team members, bosses or in front of an audience, this workshop will up your game and allow you to accomplish more with less misunderstanding and confusion.
This program is for anyone that wants to learn more about communication style, conscious communication, thinking on their feet, direct and inferred communication and how to get what you want with different personality types.
Speaker(s): Speaker: Kathy Gruver, American Bus Association
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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Accelerate Track: Innovative Sales Techniques for Travel Advisors: Closing Deals & Boosting Revenue
Join Travefy's Scott Rutz to as for a deep dive into the world of sales and uncovering the fundamentals of creating powerful, repeatable sales process that enables advisors to build their business personally and across a team.
In this session we'll cover: • Sales fundamentals and best practices • Build a Sales workflow to increase sales and efficiency • How to scale a sales process across a team Speaker(s): Speaker: Scott Rutz, Travefy
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2024053014:4515:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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2024053014:4515:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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2024052915:0016:00 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT
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2024053112:0012:30 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Education Track Introduction: Cultivate (newer to industry)
Hear from the ASTA Membership team as they lead you through the best way to approach this event and your track.
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2024052909:3011:00 001 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Education Track Introduction: Accelerate (focused on growth)
Hear from the ASTA Membership team as they lead you through the best way to approach this event and your track.
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2024052909:3011:00 002 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
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Advocacy Dinner at The Thompson Hotel
ASTA's annual Advocacy Dinner is an exclusive, black-tie event highlighting the important role ASTA plays in advocating on behalf of the travel advisor industry. Invitation only.
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2024053119:0022:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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Innovate Track: Mitigating Travel Risk for Your Clients
Join this informative session to discover the essentials of travel preparedness. Explore the importance of comprehensive travel insurance, risk assessment, crisis management strategies, and innovative technological solutions to enhance your safety and reduce travel-related risks. Learn how to promote responsible travel behavior for a respectful and positive interaction with host communities during your journeys.
Speaker(s): Speaker: John Rose, ALTOUR
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
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2024053013:1514:15 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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Southwest Party
Join us at the Southwest Airlines headquarters for a one-of-a kind party with food, drinks and entertainment!
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2024053019:0021:00 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
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2024052911:0012:30 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
11:05 AM - 12:45 PM CDT
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2024053011:0512:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
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2024052909:0010:30 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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Innovate Track: No More Inspirational Junk Food: 5 Reasons Leadership Development Programs Fail
It's time to bid farewell to the ineffective "inspirational junk food" approach and embark on a journey to uncover the five hidden culprits behind program failures. Engage in this high-impact, interactive session where participants explore genuine challenges faced by leadership training. Michelle introduces a proven framework boasting an extraordinary 99% success rate, designed for sustainable behavior change and enhanced leadership competencies. Through compelling presentations and hands-on activities, uncover the traps hindering progress and learn effective strategies to overcome them.Speaker(s): Speaker: Michelle Villatoro, Just Think Hospitality, Inc.
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2024053014:4515:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM CDT
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2024052908:0018:00 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
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2024052818:0019:00 000 | TUE, MAY 28 | |||
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
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2024052814:0018:00 000 | TUE, MAY 28 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
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2024053107:0008:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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2024053109:0012:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
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Accelerate Track: Interesting Legal Topics for Travel Advisors
In the session, which is hopefully interactive, we will talk about how travel advisors can avoid legal pitfalls. We will use real life examples to educate advisors on the ramifications of what they say and do from a legal perspective.
Speaker(s): Speaker: Jeffrey Ment, The Ment Law Group, PC
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2024053007:4508:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
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2024053107:4508:30 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
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2024052916:0018:00 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Building a Brand that Stands Out in a Crowded Industry
This session will cover the following:
-How to create a recognizable brand in all the noise -Marketing in new & innovative ways -Giving your agents independence while still representing your brand -What former methods to lose to thrive in 2023 and beyond Speaker(s): Speaker: Adam Duckworth, Travelmation
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2024053007:4508:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
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2024052808:3017:00 000 | TUE, MAY 28 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Accelerate Track: Get Focused: Tools for Improving Your Attention in a World of Distractions (Part 2)
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Sunday, Jun 02, 2024 |
Sunday, Jun 02, 2024
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
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2024060208:3017:00 000 | SUN, JUN 2 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
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2024052918:0019:00 000 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Building & Evaluating Your Business Plan in Our Ever-Changing World
Speaker(s): Speaker: Jacki Marks, ALG Vacations
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
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2024053112:3013:30 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Cultivate Track: How to Communicate Anything to Anyone
Communication is key. But what happens when the people communicating are speaking different languages? Learn what type of communicator you are and how to reach across that divide to influence others who communicate in a different way. A combination of communication skills, NLP, improvisation, and psychology will imbue the audience with new skills and understanding to make sure their message is heard, effective and productive. Whether between coworkers, team members, bosses or in front of an audience, this workshop will up your game and allow you to accomplish more with less misunderstanding and confusion.
This program is for anyone that wants to learn more about communication style, conscious communication, thinking on their feet, direct and inferred communication and how to get what you want with different personality types.
Speaker(s): Speaker: Kathy Gruver, American Bus Association
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
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Cultivate Track: Zero to Sixty: Finding Your Niche and Building a Successful Brand
This session will enable new travel advisors to confidently build and grow successful businesses. We will cover discovering your niche, communication channels for each stage of the traveler lifecycle, and tools for streamlining operations. Advisors will leave this session with a clear path forward and action items to launch, run, and grow their business!
Speaker(s): Speaker: Lillian Rafson, Pack Up + Go
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2024053107:4508:30 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Education track Introduction: Innovate (mid-large agency owners/managers)
Hear from the ASTA Membership team as they lead you through the best way to approach this event and your track.
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2024052909:3011:00 003 | WED, MAY 29 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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2024053115:1516:00 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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2024053014:4515:30 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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Accelerate Track: Innovative Sales Techniques for Travel Advisors: Closing Deals & Boosting Revenue
Join Travefy's Scott Rutz to as for a deep dive into the world of sales and uncovering the fundamentals of creating powerful, repeatable sales process that enables advisors to build their business personally and across a team.
In this session we'll cover: • Sales fundamentals and best practices • Build a Sales workflow to increase sales and efficiency • How to scale a sales process across a team Speaker(s): Speaker: Scott Rutz, Travefy
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
Friday, May 31, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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Innovate Track: AI, Synthetic Media, and Your Customer Experience (CX): Levereage Technology to Improve Your Communicative Touchpoints
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2024053114:0014:45 000 | FRI, MAY 31 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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Innovate Track: No More Inspirational Junk Food: 5 Reasons Leadership Development Programs Fail
It's time to bid farewell to the ineffective "inspirational junk food" approach and embark on a journey to uncover the five hidden culprits behind program failures. Engage in this high-impact, interactive session where participants explore genuine challenges faced by leadership training. Michelle introduces a proven framework boasting an extraordinary 99% success rate, designed for sustainable behavior change and enhanced leadership competencies. Through compelling presentations and hands-on activities, uncover the traps hindering progress and learn effective strategies to overcome them.
Speaker(s): Speaker: Michelle Villatoro, Just Think Hospitality, Inc.
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2024053016:0016:45 000 | THU, MAY 30 | |||
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Thursday, May 30, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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