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Blog Author ![Joel Schwartzberg](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/hubfs/Author%20Photos/Joel-Schwartzberg.jpg) ## Joel Schwartzberg ## Recent Articles - Filter by: - [All](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/all) - [Leadership](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/leadership) - [Workplace Culture](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/workplace-culture) - [Personal Development](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/personal-development) - [Diversity & Inclusion](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/diversity-inclusion) - [Berrett-Koehler News](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/berrett-koehler-news) - [Social Change](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/social-change) [![blue-pattern-banner_1920x400](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/hubfs/Banners/Six%20Ways%20to%20Capitalize%20on%20Your%20Next%20Conference.png)](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/six-ways-to-capitalize-on-your-next-conference) [Leadership](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/leadership), [Workplace Culture](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/workplace-culture), [Personal Development](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/personal-development) - [Joel Schwartzberg](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/author/joel-schwartzberg) - September 11, 2018 ### [Six Ways to Capitalize on Your Next Conference](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/six-ways-to-capitalize-on-your-next-conference) A business conference is a carnival of opportunities, but few attendees scratch the surface of potential benefits. If... [Read more](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/six-ways-to-capitalize-on-your-next-conference) [![Replacement 11 - Final](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/hubfs/The%20Importance%20of%20Emotional%20Intelligence%20in%20a%20Leader.jpg)](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/are-you-truly-selling-your-point) [Workplace Culture](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/workplace-culture), [Personal Development](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/topic/personal-development) - [Joel Schwartzberg](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/author/joel-schwartzberg) - August 16, 2018 ### [Are You Truly Selling Your Point?](https://ideas.bkconnection.com/are-you-truly-selling-your-point) When I started work in the editorial department of a popular kids’ magazine, the company’s president decided to have a... 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