Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 6, 2022
Beyond swaying opinions, theplanner.guru understands how a group of collaborators are banding together to create a shift in policy towards building a remote working community. The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it some critical shifts not just in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2022
A couple of years ago, nobody would have thought an event could be hacked, but living through extraordinary times has resulted in extraordinary situations that require extraordinary measures. theplanner.guru understands how cybersecurity and data...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 19, 2022
Time is short and capacities for attendance are even shorter.Β WeΒ don the attendeeβs hat to understand what the crux is for their attendance and participation. Over the past two years, event planning has come with its own interesting set of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2022
Social media cannot be ignored β and hereβs why. For many of us who are currently part of the workforce, the advent of social media has beenβ¦ Interesting. Most will remember a time even before the internet so adjusting to a world in which social...
Scott Langley | Feb 4, 2022
Scott Langley shares his top tips on how to look at your money. What if I offered you a deal? Which would you rather have: a) R5 million, or b) R0.01 on 1 January that doubled every day until the end of the month (i.e. 31 days compounded)? Would...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 30, 2022
The added challenges of Covid-19 during the previous two years have resulted in a significantly burnt-out workforce. theplanner.guru explores how we can maintain momentum without hitting an end-of-year slump before the first half of the year is up....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 24, 2022
The sustainability of an event may be a conversation that matters more going forward than it did before. theplanner.guru understands why. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, creating sustainable in-person events was an idea that more planners and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2022
Corporate Traveller’s general manager, Oz Desai, takes a closer look at the current state of business travel β and the trends which will shape our trips in the year ahead. Despite another disruptive (and disappointing) year for business...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2022
From technology to critical discussions around sustainability, eventing experiences have consistently been at the forefront of the latest global trends. Could wellness and well-being be the new norm, asks theplanner.guru? Following another...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 10, 2021
We operate our businesses and go about our professional lives hoping to align our ways of working to a trend that will stick β but the days of certainty are long gone.Β theplanner.guruΒ peers into the crystal ball to try identify what we can expect...
Scott Langley | Dec 6, 2021
Challenges abound. Kaizen Alphaβs Scott Langley gives his take on how to have fun with this. Whatβs up with all the challenges? Everywhere you look online, thereβs a challenge for something. The β5-Day Focus Challengeβ, the β4-Week Get Fit...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 22, 2021
Members of the SA Events Council share why we cannot let our guard down on health and safety protocols. Few industries suffered under the ongoing South African Covid-19 lockdown to the same extent as the beleaguered events and exhibitions...
