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Nadya Okamoto speaks Jan. 8 at Convening Leaders 2019 (Jacob Slaton)
PCMA Convening Leaders 2019 delivered some disruptive speakers Jan. 8. Here are some of the quotes that Convene editors heard that resonated with them during the second full day of sessions in Pittsburgh.
I love it when guys make the ‘ooh’ face when I say ‘period.’ That energizes me.”
The question in our world today and in our country today is not whether we are great, the question is whether or not we can be good — to each other, to our community, our country, our citizenry.”
We call it homelessness, not houselessness, and I think that should be a sign as the types of solutions we want to find. We want to find homes, not just houses for people.”
Let’s not confuse purpose with goals. Real change is about benefitting people.”
I have a younger brother — he has a dual college degree but he has Asperger’s and extreme social anxiety disorder, and he has never worked. He almost never leaves the house and I feel so optimistic and excited that there is the possibility for him to get out into the workforce. So, thank you very much for sharing.”
In the events community, we often aren’t thinking big enough. We’re looking for someone else to give us permission to make change. We each need to act like the CEO of a for-profit organization and take risks.”
Stories help people understand principles.”
If [event owners] don’t do better at helping [audiences] decode what it is that they’re looking for from their different stakeholders, they’re going to be in trouble.”
The ten-thousand-person groups get all the media attention, but our stakeholders are the hotels. And the hotels aren’t just interested in citywide business.”
Every single one of us is an influencer.”