Our latest episode of the Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal podcast is now up on our Web site or on iTunes. I invite you to subscribe to quarterly show, if you have not done so already. This episode includes an interview with Jan Freitag, vice president of global development for Smith Travel Research. In our interview we discuss the state of the current hospitality climate, and about how the Twin Cities market compares to national trends.
I also interview Kimberly Douglas, author of the book "The Firefly Effect: Build Teams that Capture Creativity and Catapult Results." An organizational psychology consultant, Douglas is a recognized expert in building the effectiveness of teams. She has collaborated with with leaders at organizations such as AT&T, Cisco, United Way, and the U.S. Marine Corps. In our interview, we talk about her new book, the importance of creating effective teams, as well as some of the pitfalls of bad meetings.
And finally, we also have the latest from the Keep America Meeting initiative. The latest promotional item is a very creative rap song. Yep, you read correctly. TBA Global, along with artist NewSide, created a great song promoting the value of meeting face to face. You just have to hear it; a description doesn't do it justice.
--Joel Schettler,
Editor
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