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?

Look Who’s Talking at Convening Leaders 2017

Here’s a preview of some of the featured speakers who will be sharing information, insights, and inspiration at PCMA’s annual meeting in Austin on Jan. 8–11.

BY Christopher Durso January 3, 2017

Where Kellie Shevlin Got the Inspiration for Craft Beverage Expo

Kellie Shevlin, CEM, co-founder and executive director of the Craft Beverage Expo, Washington, D.C., talks about her career path and gives young professionals in the business events industry some advice:

BY Corin Hirsch November 30, 2016

How Do You Handle Special-Meal Requests?

With a growing number of special-meal requests, meeting planners are getting creative to accommodate the needs and preferences of attendees with food allergies or lifestyle and religious dietary restrictions.

BY Corin Hirsch August 31, 2016

Poachers: Putting the ‘Arrr!’ in Room Block

When Lisa Mikita, CMP, CAE, started her new job at the American Foundry Society (AFS) this past fall, she had a new office, a new title — trade show and

BY Corin Hirsch December 31, 2015

One on One with Condoleezza Rice

The first woman to serve as U.S. National Security Advisor and the second to serve as U.S. Secretary of State shares her thoughts on why face-to-face experiences — which “cannot be replaced with anything else” — are pivotal to advancing society.

BY Susan Sarfati, CAE June 1, 2013

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