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Six steps to create an offsite that sticks
Offsite Lindsey Caplan 5/11/22 Offsite Lindsey Caplan 5/11/22

Six steps to create an offsite that sticks

An increase in offsites means it’s increasingly important we learn to design and lead ones that directly affect behavior and the employee experience. Here’s how.

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4 steps to determine if you need a gathering
strategy Lindsey Caplan 4/7/22 strategy Lindsey Caplan 4/7/22

4 steps to determine if you need a gathering

“This event should have been a recording” is the new “this meeting should have been an email”. Here’s how to determine if your next gathering needs to be synchronous.

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How to communicate your gathering so people want to attend
communication Lindsey Caplan 3/8/22 communication Lindsey Caplan 3/8/22

How to communicate your gathering so people want to attend

Your gathering is finally ready to go, and now it’s time to spread the word. Learn 4 tips to make your communication stand out.

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Case study: How to activate new company values
Case Study, Company Values Lindsey Caplan 2/7/22 Case Study, Company Values Lindsey Caplan 2/7/22

Case study: How to activate new company values

Announcing company values is one thing. Ensuring they are lived and enacted is another.

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How to motivate attendance without making it mandatory
strategy Lindsey Caplan 1/26/22 strategy Lindsey Caplan 1/26/22

How to motivate attendance without making it mandatory

Instead of manufacturing stakes, we can understand something more powerful: motivation.

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How to pivot your in-person gathering to remote in 1 week
strategy, virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 1/5/22 strategy, virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 1/5/22

How to pivot your in-person gathering to remote in 1 week

How to pivot your in-person gathering to remote if you have a little more time to plan

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How to pivot your in-person gathering to remote in 24 hours
strategy, virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 12/23/21 strategy, virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 12/23/21

How to pivot your in-person gathering to remote in 24 hours

You're faced with the sudden need to shift your gathering to remote. Here's how to maintain connection and engagement.

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What Broadway can teach us about making change stick
organizational change Lindsey Caplan 9/30/21 organizational change Lindsey Caplan 9/30/21

What Broadway can teach us about making change stick

When a leader takes a proverbial stage, the spotlight is on them to marry a message with a moment to affect change that sticks.

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Stuffing the suitcase: Why the shelf life of your gathering is short-lived
strategy Lindsey Caplan 9/2/21 strategy Lindsey Caplan 9/2/21

Stuffing the suitcase: Why the shelf life of your gathering is short-lived

When we assume content is king, we pack our gatherings with it. It's time to take a different approach if we want it to stick

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What we’re missing about why we gather
strategy Lindsey Caplan 8/18/21 strategy Lindsey Caplan 8/18/21

What we’re missing about why we gather

If people are enjoying your gathering but nothing changes after, the difference we can make is not to increase interaction but personalization. 

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Town Hall case study: Why some gatherings are efficient but ineffective
Case Study, Town Hall Lindsey Caplan 3/10/21 Case Study, Town Hall Lindsey Caplan 3/10/21

Town Hall case study: Why some gatherings are efficient but ineffective

Clarity drives not only gathering efficiency but effectiveness. Here’s how one organization learned to see.

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How to create a webinar you’d want to attend
virtual gathering, webinar Lindsey Caplan 2/15/21 virtual gathering, webinar Lindsey Caplan 2/15/21

How to create a webinar you’d want to attend

Here are 3 tips I’ve implemented to bring the message we want to share closer to those we want to share it with

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What we learned from a year of gathering virtually
virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 12/22/20 virtual gathering Lindsey Caplan 12/22/20

What we learned from a year of gathering virtually

The struggle we had with gathering in 2020 was not how to share information but how to connect.

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How to pull instead of push company changes
strategy, organizational change Lindsey Caplan 12/2/20 strategy, organizational change Lindsey Caplan 12/2/20

How to pull instead of push company changes

Why do the same values at different companies stick while others stall? One key difference is how we engage employees in the change.

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Three reasons why your gathering doesn’t stick
organizational change Lindsey Caplan 11/23/20 organizational change Lindsey Caplan 11/23/20

Three reasons why your gathering doesn’t stick

It’s not the ‘what’ of the gathering to pay attention to. It’s the ‘how’

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Two misconceptions that prevent change from sticking
organizational change Lindsey Caplan 10/27/20 organizational change Lindsey Caplan 10/27/20

Two misconceptions that prevent change from sticking

Change that lasts and gatherings that work have common characteristics. They are made with us, and about us.

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New Hire Orientation case study: How to create gatherings that scale
Case Study, New Hire Orientation Lindsey Caplan 9/20/20 Case Study, New Hire Orientation Lindsey Caplan 9/20/20

New Hire Orientation case study: How to create gatherings that scale

By focusing on strategy instead of tactics, content can come and go, but the foundation will stay solid for the long-term.

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5 things to watch for to determine the success of your gatherings
strategy Lindsey Caplan 8/16/20 strategy Lindsey Caplan 8/16/20

5 things to watch for to determine the success of your gatherings

Millions of dollars are spent each year on bringing people together - yet very few have the staying power that helps them stick. Why? Rather than rotate through new content each quarter, here are five questions to ask yourself instead

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Why your gathering is fun but fleeting
strategy Lindsey Caplan 7/23/20 strategy Lindsey Caplan 7/23/20

Why your gathering is fun but fleeting

What happens when we find that people love being at our gathering, but the change we are seeking doesn’t stick or land?

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3 keys to creating content that connects
strategy Lindsey Caplan 7/23/20 strategy Lindsey Caplan 7/23/20

3 keys to creating content that connects

To help people move, feel, or think...our connection to the content matters more than the content itself.

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