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?

A More Minimalist Approach to Business Strategy

What can the Convening EMEA 2024 audience expect to learn from Abir Haddoud’s session, “The Power of Focus: Why Less is More in Strategy”? How to cut through the noise to focus on what really matters — in business and in life.

BY Michelle Russell September 24, 2024

Do Stricter Return-to-Office Mandates Make Sense?

Amazon’s recent announcement that employees will be required to work from the office five days a week in 2025 sparked renewed — and heated — debate about the hybrid workplace. What has changed about hybrid work policies over the past year for event organizers?

BY Michelle Russell September 20, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

The “adult gap year” phenomenon — a yearlong break from a job to pursue other interests — is gaining traction in the work world. That and other trends in this week’s roundup of workplace news and advice curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors September 18, 2024

It’s Time to Ditch Those Tired Generational Stereotypes

When it comes to succeeding in the workplace, labeling people according to their age means we all lose. Consider shared values instead.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst September 18, 2024

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale September 18, 2024

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale September 11, 2024

Looking Back on a Remarkable, 42-Year Career in Tourism

Kitty Ratcliffe said she ‘bluffed’ her way into her first tourism job — but let the facts speak for themselves: In her more than four decades successfully leading DMOs, including her last 18-year stint — before retiring last month — as president of the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, she earned numerous awards and honors.

BY Michelle Russell September 11, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

How to escape ‘survival mode’ and reduce stress at work. That and other advice in this week’s roundup of workplace news and trends curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors September 11, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Bring your whole self to work, says one business educator, but with “strategic authenticity.” That and other advice in this week’s roundup of workplace news and trends curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors September 4, 2024

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale September 4, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Leaders of businesses that operate remotely have to be intentional in their efforts to foster employee connection and culture. That and other news in this week’s roundup of workplace advice and trends curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors August 28, 2024

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale August 28, 2024

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