Career & Leadership
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.
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?
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.
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.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
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.
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.
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.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
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.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.