The Monday between Alphe UK and StudyWorld has been engraved in ALTO members’ minds as one of the full day professional development and networking events we organise annually. It has become a tradition since 2011 to allow most of our members to attend without having to take additional trips. With the majority of the language
Once again, we invited ALTO members to delegate their rising stars, their future leaders to our professional development session in London. The group’s presenter was Andrew Needham of Embedding Performance who previously presented to our leaders’ group, receiving excellent feedback and especially appreciated for his brilliant presentation style. Andrew’s aim was to provide an
We all have a role to play in helping students build the resilience they need to meet and overcome everyday challenges. However, resilience alone is not enough. All students, from every background and every culture, deserve access to the tools, supports and services they need to help them succeed. Everyone who works in international education
Lisbon was the beautiful setting for ALTO’s professional development and networking conference, a conference that brings together leaders of the language and travel industry and, more recently, international higher education. The event leads the way in honest, open and frank discussion on the many topics that affect our industry, as well as an opportunity to
Behavioural fitness, habit-hacking, and the importance of “mindware training” were some key areas up for discussion as part of ALTO Day Berlin 2018. Taking place at the Hotel InterContinental in Berlin during the recent ICEF Berlin workshop, the event included a full day of CPD training, networking and ALTO’s annual general meeting, which included
We are born with the ability to influence and persuade those people around us to care for us and protect us. As we mature into adults we let go of some of our influencing abilities and instead resort to two or three default approaches. The approaches we use are often based on the approaches
ALTO members who joined us in Madrid for our 2017 Annual Conference will no doubt remember charismatic speaker Carlos Escario (be sure to read our post-event article The 5 Terrains of Business Growth). We were pleased to welcome him back to our latest professional development and networking event in London, England at the start of
What kind of leader are you? Are you a person others line up to follow, or a leader people avoid? Are you a genius, or a genius maker? Elise Foster, one of the keynote speakers at our recent 20th anniversary conference, explored these questions with attendees, and looked at how certain traits we may hold drain
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” In November 2006, Larry Smith, founder of SMITH Magazine, launched Six-Word Memoirs® which he describes as “a simple concept that’s become an effective tool to spark conversation, crystalise goals, and
New York was once again the alluring host to the best and the brightest of the industry who showed up on the first morning of our 20th anniversary conference with bells on after a warm and genteel evening of canapés and rooftop art deco drinks over the sweep of the iconic East River. In the
