Keep your staff occupied, whilst they’re working from home

None of us want staff who don’t have enough work to do, whether they’re in the office or at home and we feel the best way is to set a routine and make the most of your time while Coronavirus COVID-19 has changed the normal working day. No-one wants to be bored even if we’re not working, so these are also ideas for events staff who’ve been furloughed and can take the opportunity to further their careers.

Training

There are plenty of resources online and people are being very imaginative and generous with their knowledge. Pick a topic and research it. Does anyone know enough about virtual conferencing, augmented reality or just the best event app to use. When you’ve made yourself an expert in the subject, write a report for your colleagues or a blog for your company’s website and share the information, it will come in useful later.You could also focus on a destination in the UK or overseas and research it for future events and plan a site visit for a later date. All the conference bureau have websites with lots of information or how about learning a language the Open University and Open Culture have free courses.

Or it’s easy to learn from each other, plan a weekly meeting with Microsoft Teams or Zoom to share best practice and pass on tips or advice.

TED Talks

There are more than 3,300 online on a wide range of topics to make you think or behave differently, improve your career or just learn about something new. Or there’s a TED Talks daily podcast.

Podcasts

Podcasts are growing massively. Listen to business leaders talking about how they developed their companies or how about ‘Everything You Need to Know About Working from Home (But Were Too Afraid to Ask!)’. Or there are the conference and events industry podcasts such as EventIcons, Event Brew, The Event Tech Podcast or Event Industry News Podcast.

Blogs

A Backward Glance at 5 Trends that Changed Events in the ’10s
The C2 conference in Montreal is a business event that combines combine progressive and inspiring content in a highly creative, festival-like setting. In this article they look at the 5 key trends that changed events in the 2010s.

Online magazines

When do we really have time to read these thoroughly, maybe there’s time to catchup on the latest industry news on a regular basis. Check out Conference News, Conference & Incentive Travel and M&IT magazine.