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Planning a Memorable Company Holiday Party

Lucky you! You’ve been tasked with planning your company holiday party. So how do you make this year’s celebration stand out and—more important—make everyone want to come?

Here are a few tips to make your job a little easier.

Don’t go it alone

Even if you’re bursting with terrific ideas, have boundless energy, and are dynamite at details, get some help. A planning committee can help you make decisions and handle myriad tasks.

Know your budget

One way to lose points with management is to go over budget.

How to Throw a Glamorous Halloween Party

Decades ago, Halloween celebrations were almost exclusively kid-centered. Recently, however, the adults have begun to claim the popular fall festival for themselves.

Let’s face it, though: Many of them never updated the tackier decorations and traditions of their childhood days (except to add copious amounts of alcohol).

But that doesn’t mean your Halloween party has to feature cheap cardboard cutouts of dangling skeletons, swooping bats, formidable black cats, and warty witches, all arrayed against a backdrop of orange and black crepe paper garlands.

There’s nothing wrong with kitsch, but if your tastes run a bit classier, here’s how to throw a glamorous Halloween party.

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Tips for Planning a Family-Friendly Work Conference

While the pandemic may not have changed everything, it did have a major impact in several areas, one of which was the traditional expectation of employees devoting every waking hour to the job.

Savvy corporations are taking notice, and are trying to adjust to new thinking regarding work-life balance. One of these new post-pandemic trends in the corporate world is the family-friendly work conference or meeting.

This type of event not only solves the sitter problem for out-of-town meetings, but also allows kids to have a glimpse of the mysterious world of “work” that Mommy and Daddy go to every day.