The events industry is in limbo. With current government restrictions having forced the closure of venues, both large and small, mass gatherings banned, and no guidance given as to when these constraints will be lifted, the events world as we know it has all but disappeared. Conferences, exhibitions, workshops, even the humble team-building day: the physical versions of these have all been cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future.

The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) has briefed DCMS that business events should be classed differently from mass-gatherings (https://bit.ly/2Wpi1eh) to aid recovery of the industry when lockdown restrictions are eased; in the meantime many business events continue to be transferred to a virtual setting or have been postponed for the time being.

Against this backdrop it may seem counter-intuitive to be considering hiring an events manager to plan your next event – surely we should be waiting to see how things pan out? However now may be the perfect time to get all your ducks in a row and be ready to proceed when we come out of the other side.

April is stress awareness month, very apt given the stressful situation we all find ourselves in at the moment. Our generation has never had to deal with anything like this and every day I see posts on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram from people trying to make sense of it.
With this in mind I’ve put together a cheeky infographic aimed at helping those people who are finding working from home and the increased juggling of tasks is raising the blood pressure more than they would like. I’m not an expert but I am someone accustomed to working remotely and who spins lots of different plates for a living and all these things have helped me at one time or another.

Are you overwhelmed by work? Desperate to outsource but no idea where to start?  It can be dispiriting looking at a mountain of work, knowing it would be so much easier if you had someone to help but feeling that you have to get everything in order before you can ask someone to take it on.

Do you want to know a secret? You don’t have to get everything sorted before you outsource your tasks. In fact, isn’t the whole reason you need to outsource that you can’t physically get through it all?
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Here are 5 things you can outsource now:

We are ten days into a brand new year and decade, and resolutions are being made and broken left, right and centre. I’ve heard many friends and colleagues over the years resolve to be more organised in the new year, having come out of the Christmas madness more than a little dishevelled. But if you’re not a naturally organised person this is one resolution it can be difficult to stick to. Did you to know that it takes around two months to break old habits and form new ones? No wonder it’s tricky!
To give you a hand I’m sharing my 5 top tips for getting yourself organised.
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