Blogs by Executive Oasis International
Anne Thornley-Brown, M.B.A., Blogger & Our President
Anne Thornley-Brown, President of Executive Oasis International, is a professional team building and meeting facilitator, OD specialist, keynote speaker, and well respected blogger.
To create compelling blog posts, Anne draws on her business experience serving corporate clients from 19 countries and her travel to 24 countries.
Anne has assumed personal responsibility for creating engaging content for the Executive Oasis International blog portfolio since it was unveiled in 2008. (She launched Spice of the Month: Accelerated Learning, her first ezine, for our sister company in 1997. Ezines eventually evolved into blogs.)
Anne’s blog posts were so well received that she soon started receiving professional blogging engagements from editors.
Choose Your Oasis
Given the market uncertainties, companies relying on conventional wisdom may discover that the world they knew and want to recreate is no longer there…the way in which leaders created plans and playbooks in the past may no longer be relevant…
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Anne Thornley-Brown, President
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What our Clients Say About Us
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Kristi Casey Sanders, CMM, CMP Senior Director of Community Engagement MPI
Anne Thornley-Brown is a skilled writer/speaker and community builder whose distinctive voice tells important and thought-provoking stories our industry needs to consider.
Teri Hardin, Destinations Marketing Editor, Cvent (USA)
Anne’s Event Blog timely, thoughtful content is frequently on the cutting edge of meetings industry issues. However, she doesn’t neglect our fledgling planner audience; she provides many “how-to” features that provide insight into everyday meeting logistics.
Michael Pinchera Senior Editor, MPI
Anne’s insight, professionalism and ability to conjure up and write unique stories has, for years, resulted in thought-provoking, quality content for both the Plan Your Meetings blog and print publications. I always enjoy working with her.
Bob Vaez President, EventMobi
I truly appreciate our relationship and your time creating content for EventMobi. Our staff have had great feedback reading your content
Julus Solaris Event Manager Blog
Anne is a forward-thinking event professional at the forefront of trends and best practices in events. Her expertise in virtual events precedes the pandemic. She has been at the forefront of virtual event team building and virtual event planning. She is also a skilled writer and community manager as well as an influential professional in the meetings and events community.
Corporate Team Building Blog
Focus: Anne launched this blog due to concerns about companies substituting recreational activities and extreme activities for “real” team building and eroding the credibility of the industry.
Anne shares tips and strategies for boosting the impact of team building without shying away from exploring team building pitfalls.
- Team Building Trends for 2020
- Team Building in the Time of Corona…Cornavirus COVID19
- Advanced Team Building Challenges: Setting Boundaries for Bullies and Other Tyrants at Work and On-line
- What Does “Real” Team Building Look Like?
- Team Building: 12 Ways Executives are Missing the Mark
- Does team building have to involve competition to be effective?
- Team Building is not a Half Day Event
- 5 Tips for Making Team Building Affordable for Small Teams
- Pop-Up Events: A Hot Team Building and Marketing Trend
Team Building Destinations Blog
Focus: This blog has a personal touch. Anne started it to capture her experiences and photos from around the world. Her travel to 24 countries so far have definitely shaped her approach to team building and corporate event planning. Anne invites readers to follow her journey and pick up ideas for destinations to host executive retreats.
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Focus: Personal views on a range of topics from team building to travel and the arts.
beBee Blog
Focus: Executive Team Building and Social Media.
- Toronto Team Building: 7 Compelling Reasons the GTA Should be Your Go-to Destination
- 2 Hour Team Building: What’s up with that?
- Corporate Culture Lessons from Star Trek: Why teams should avoid the “hive” mind?
- Avoiding Groupthink: Coming up with Better Team Decisions
- Virtual Reality: Who is using it for events?
LinkedIn Publisher
Focus: Team Building Best Practices.
- Can Team Building Boost Bottom Line Results?
- Team Building for Times of Uncertainty
- How Team Building Facilitators can Help Executives Achieve Bottom Line Results
- Team Building: Near Record Profit Warnings Signal Need to Re-boot
- Corporate Events: Hidden Benefits of Recreational Events for Corporate Teams
Featured Blog Posts
Team Building Trends: 2023 Team Building Trends
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2022 Team Building Trends
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Team Building in the Time of Corona…Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Team Building is not a Virtual Happy Hour
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Executive Team Building Mini-Guide
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