Business development speaker, author and futurist Scott Steinberg offers tips on how meeting and event planners, and others, can future-proof their careers during the current COVID-19 pandemic downturn.

Whether it’s an internal executive committee meeting at your office or an annual sales meeting for 1,000 people, there must be a plan in place to make it a positive, collaborative experience for all attendees. It must be a plan that will keep attendees engaged, motivated and provide an ROI for their time spent in the meeting.

Most people fail at writing thank you notes, meaning they don’t send them. Others, when they do mail one in, provide a lackluster “Thank you for interviewing me” script.

Moving to another city or town? Building a new network from scratch is tough.

Numbers matter. You can’t simply walk into the boss’ office and ask for a raise nowadays.

Things leveling off and you are feeling humdrum? Does it seem like a boring routine now? This is a perfect time to innovate. 

Training might be on the cutting block, but that is no reason to throw up your hands in defeat.

Ever hear of the “Peter Principle?” That’s where one reached the highest level of their own incompetence. 

It’s been many years, and that one job on your resume still irks you.

Instead of forcing your way into a dream company, try using the side entrance.