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Travel Executive Update - December 2010
Essentials of Management offered at The Wharton School of Business
The NBTA Foundation will offer the only 5-day GLP program for 2011, February 20-25 on the campus of the Wharton School in Philadelphia. Essentials of Management teaches the core concepts of business to individuals who need to broaden their managerial and strategic perspectives, enhance their business instincts and sharpen their ability to take management challenges. Past participants have nicknamed the program a "mini-MBA".
Start your GLP in February and complete all the coursework to receive your Certificate of Professional Development by the NBTA Convention in Denver!
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Corporate Travel and Meeting Managers Report Higher Compensation in 2010
The 2010 NBTA Foundation Travel Management Compensation and Benefits Survey, based on the responses of 250 corporate travel and meetings managers working in the United States, shows total compensation for corporate travel buyers and meetings managers increased in 2010 by 5.3% for an average of $96, 851.
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Delta Air Lines Partners with NBTA Foundation to Deliver Executive Education
Delta is among a growing number of partners who are closely associated with the NBTA Foundation in helping to deliver executive education to business travel professionals. As a Foundation partner, Delta helps qualified NBTA direct members and their own industry professionals to attend Global Leadership Professional (GLP) sessions through The Wharton School of Business. The GLP program focuses on a broad overview of all major business disciplines and uses an interdisciplinary approach that addresses both the opportunities and challenges of conducting business in today’s environment.
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Analyzing Effective Leaders: Why Extraverts are Not Always the Most Successful Bosses
Knowledge@Wharton
Conventional Wisdom tells us that leaders are men and women who stand up, speak out, give orders, make plans and are generally the most dominant, outgoing people in a group. But that is not always the case, according to new research on leadership and group dynamics from Wharton management professor Adam Grant and two colleagues, who challenge the assumption that the most effective leaders are always extraverts.
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NBTA Introduces US Business Travel Quarterly Outlook Report
The NBTA Foundation commissioned Vantage Strategy, LLC to build the first-ever quarterly business travel outlook for the United States. Sponsored by Visa, Inc., the purpose is to provide corporate travel professionals, and the broader business community, insight into both short- and long-term trends in business travel volumes, spending, and inflation.
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14th Annual Gala Dinner Tables on Sale Now!
A long-established tradition at the NBTA Foundation, the Annual Gala Dinner is the most prestigious gathering of business travel leaders from around the industry. The 2011 Gala Dinner will be held on Monday, March 14th at the Hilton New York. You'll have the opportunity to network with the most influence people in the business travel industry during the pre-dinner reception and dessert after party. Join us at the industry's premier Gala as we celebrate our accomplishments and honor the Partner's of the NBTA Foundation.
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