Career & Leadership

What will it take for you to create career that you want? Here are ways to develop leadership and cultivate other essential skills, plus hacks that can make a big impact on anyone's day-to-day work. And we look at ethics — how do your colleagues draw the line on everything from freebies to food waste?

The 3 Habits of Highly Productive People

Chris Bailey spent a year studying the shortest routes to enhancing productivity and offers the three most effective strategies.

BY Casey Gale August 21, 2017

Digital Strategy to Combat for Possible Declining Registration

Conference organizers say they are concerned that the travel ban will make potential international delegates less willing to travel to their U.S.-based events. Do they plan to double down on their hybrid and digital offerings to offset lower attendance?

BY Michelle Russell August 16, 2017

5 Ways You Block Collaboration

Are these barriers keeping you and your organization from creating its best ideas?

BY Barbara Palmer August 15, 2017

People On The Move

Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.

August 14, 2017

Acquisition Aims to Give DMCs a Bigger Voice in Business Events

Global destination management company AlliedPRA was just acquired by a private equity firm. AlliedPRA CEO Tony Lorenz shares what that means for the company — and the DMC sector overall.

BY Michelle Russell August 10, 2017

Why We Need More Female and Minority Conference Speakers

If you aren’t scheduling diverse speakers at your events, the odds are you’re not delivering the best content, according to Katie Orenstein, founder of The Op-Ed Project.

August 8, 2017

The Five C’s of Working with Millennials

Millennials grew up in participatory learning environments — and thrive in collaborative work environments.

BY Casey Gale August 8, 2017

People On The Move

Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.

August 7, 2017

Nurturing Young Professionals at Events

How two major business events with cachet — TED and C2 Montréal — engage young professionals before, during, and after their on-site programs.

BY Michelle Russell August 4, 2017

People On The Move

Your colleagues are on the move. Find out who is going where.

July 31, 2017

Home Runs and Base Hits

Growing our events in a rapidly changing world.

BY Deborah Sexton July 31, 2017

The 90-Minute Rule for Peak Performance

‘Great performers characteristically focus for periods of no longer than 90 minutes, and then take breaks to rest, renew, and refuel,’ according to Betsy Harbison, The Energy Project’s director of marketing.

BY Convene Editors July 31, 2017

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