IA: 04 Professional Networking

I attended the Retail Revolution: A Sustainable Fashion Show on April 11, at the Mellon Board Room. There were no speakers at this event, more or less vendors showcasing jewelry and clothing items, followed by a fashion show.  A list of the vendors are as followed, Millie’s, Center for Creative Reuse, Wildflower Rising Jewelry, Bottlethread, and Jody Beauty. The event was hosted by Alyson Finnerty, Holly Taylor, and Cierra Snyder. Here is the link to the following event for all of the details, https://my.chatham.edu/happenings/get_event.cfm?m1=4&y1=2018&d1=11&EventID=21906.

 One of the main concepts and/or ideas I learned from this event, are how many clothing items and jewelry can be made from sustainable resources. Also, I learned the importance of collaboration. On the aspect of collaborating to create the clothing or jewelry, but also though the collaboration of multiple people to make this event happen. For someone to contact all the vendors, prepare the food and drink, and decorate the building, cannot be accomplished by one person. This event can relate to the chapters in our textbook titled Managing a Business for Success (Chapter 6) and Teamwork and Communication (Chapter 8). Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling were some of the main tactics demonstrated by the hosts/organizers of this event. To run a fashion show, they did a very good job staying organized and running the event. Also, communication played a big key in this event. Making sure all the vendors knew when to show up, and were to set up their booth, are just a few examples.
             To add, I believe this event has some correlation to a recent business article I read. The main point of the article was to discuss how success in a business is impossible without collaboration from your team. “Collaborating with your teammates whether it’s a business or sports team is crucial to success” (Building a Culture of Collaboration and Open Communication in Your Business). Relating this to the event I attended, the hosts/organizers did a great job collaborating as I said above. But to add, they did a great job engaging the audience as well. 
             To conclude, this event relates to an article in the Harvard Business Review entitled “Improving On-the-Fly Teamwork in Health Care.” This article explains how there needs to be more teamwork in the healthcare field. Certain shifts and departments call for more attention to teamwork, such as urgent care for example. “Cross-boundary teamwork is particularly important when caring for patients who have chronic conditions and multiple additional diseases, increasing the need for collaboration among diverse providers” ( Edmondson, M. V.).

Works Cited

Building a Culture of Collaboration and Open Communication in Your Business. (2018, April 04). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.influencive.com/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-and-open-communication-in-your-business/

Edmondson, M. V. (2017, April 05). Improving On-the-Fly Teamwork in Health Care. Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://hbr.org/2016/11/improving-on-the-fly-teamwork-in-health-care