Sometime when life gets crazy and deadlines must be met, it can be hard to take the time for yourself and focus on you. These speakers discussed the importance of taking time for yourself outside of work to be the most productive version of yourself at work.

Delivering bad news to a Board of Directors can be daunting, especially if you are early in your working relationship with them. However, open communication—be it negative or positive—is crucial to establishing trust. Even with bad news, there are ways to turn the negative into a positive, which will ultimately help you establish that foundational trust and ensure a successful partnership.

You have it in you to be a leader, but knowing your team and applying that knowledge will help you be a great leader. Use the knowledge of neuroscience to improve your leadership by improving the working environment for your team. Understanding introvert/extrovert level, what quadrant is dominant, how this affects stress levels, and how to apply this as a leader are all important steps.

Sponsorships are beneficial in many ways. They can be a monetary benefit to an event or a benefit to your brand. They can enhance and add value to membership or simply bring more awareness to the association. Whether you are creating new sponsorship opportunities or simply updating your current list, here are four tips to consider that will bring value to both the association and the sponsor.