VIRTUAL EVENTS
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THE ‘ADVERSITY QUOTIENT’ “Every person has an AQ, a learned response to adversity, which is also often referred to as resilience or grit,” according to Dr Paul Stoltz, who spoke during the Hospitality Tomorrow event on 7 April. 1. CONTROL: To what extent can you influence whatever happens next? What facets of the situation are ones that you can influence, so that you can improve your chances to come out of this better? 2. OWNERSHIP: How likely are you to step up to do anything to improve the situation? Where can you step up and start to take action?
On 7 April, Meetings attended the Hospitality Tomorrow virtual event. We deliver the highlights, lowlights, ins and outs of attending a unique virtual event experience.
26 • MEETINGS l MAY/JUNE 2020
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he year 2020 will go down in history as one in which the world was forever changed. By April, many countries had responded to the novel coronavirus pandemic by limiting the movement of their citizens, with all but essential workers and frontline staff retreating indoors. In South Africa, a national state of disaster was declared within a matter of weeks following the confirmation of the first local case of
3. REACH: How far will it reach into and affect everything else? Where and how can you minimise the downside and fallout from this crisis? You cannot damage- or cost-control your way to greatness, but what can you do to maximise any upsides to this adversity? 4. ENDURANCE: How long will it take to get past this situation/adversity? What can you do now to get through this as quickly and brilliantly as possible? (Remember that faster is better.)
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