Upward Trends = Good for the Soul
Good news about upward trends is always good for the soul. Take a look at the recent travel industry report from Travel Weekly.
iPads Affecting Hotel Wi-Fi Speeds
Have you been to a hotel lately and paid to have internet access only to find that you had the speed of the old time dial up internet? Now, this explains what is going on.
TED Conferences
Are you familiar with the TED conferences? If not, check them out. They have an interesting conference format that works for them. If you are thinking of tailoring your conference to resemble a TED conference, you might want to consider the points made in this article first.
New Concepts in Banquet Meals
In our profession, finding new ways to serve food that offers creativity, variety and all within budget is a challenge.
Check out these tips found on a “Successful Meetings” post. We think you will enjoy some of the new concepts!
One of the Healthiest Employers in Indiana
MSU: One of the Healthiest Employers in Indiana
MSU was 1 of the 3 2011 Finalists in the 2-99 Employee category for the ‘Healthiest Employers of Indiana’ Award. This award was created to raise awareness about what local companies are doing to encourage healthy employees. We have taken our fitness campaign to a new level for 2011, holding employees to a higher standard and accountability level.
A bootcamp was integrated into our program for 6 weeks at the beginning of summer. Each Monday, for 6 weeks after work, we had an aerobics instructor come to our office to lead an outdoor bootcamp session for an hour focusing on aerobic, upper and lower body and abs and incorporating many different types of work outs from step to kick boxing.
Deskercise was another new feature of our program this year. Each day for 5 weeks, we would have a ‘deskercise break’ twice a day. A list of various stretches, strengthening and aerobic exercises was set in place for us and each day, a different office member was our ‘trainer’. We did exercises using items you can find around any office. Some examples would include chair dips and wall push ups for strength, running stairs and jumping rope in place for aerobic exercise and some stationary stretches. Everyone in the office really loved the break in the day that the deskercise program gave us.
Many other challenges through out the year are incorporated into the program, about 1 per month and incentives are given if these challenges are completed successfully. It has been a very beneficial program to be a part of and every one in the office agrees that it has really helped us to be more active in the work place and at home.
