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?

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors August 6, 2019

EIC’s 2019 Hall of Leaders Announced

Barry Smith, executive director of Convention Centres Canada and former chair of the PCMA Foundation, is among those who will be inducted Sept. 10 during IMEX America.

BY Convene Editors August 3, 2019

A Spooky Workplace Trend: Ghosting by Job Candidates

We’ve gotten used to the idea that employers don’t need to get back to a potential hiree, even after rounds of interviews. But now candidates are ghosting employers, and that’s changing the hiring landscape.

BY Angela Campiere August 2, 2019

Why the Workplace of the Future Is Emotional

Feel like you have to check your emotions at the door when you go to work? In the future, say the authors of a new book, that will no longer be the case.

BY Michelle Russell August 1, 2019

Holding on to What Makes Us Human in an Automated Future 

As AI makes inroads into areas that have traditionally been the domain of humans, the question becomes: Where will people fit in, particularly when it comes to work? Let’s take a peek into the future. You might want to buckle up.

BY Barbara Palmer Michelle Russell August 1, 2019

You Can’t Automate the Care, Skills of Maintainers

It began as a joke between two professors and grew into a movement and an event celebrating the work of individuals who keep society’s systems running — professionals who are largely ignored in a culture that places a premium on innovation.

BY Michelle Russell July 31, 2019

Keeping the Future Human Against Technology’s Onslaught

We can’t stop technology, author Douglas Rushkoff says, but in our rush to develop AI, we’re in danger of leaving behind the values we prize most as a society. Events have a role to play in addressing that.

BY Barbara Palmer July 31, 2019

These Job Skills Once Topped a Forecast for 2020. Do They Hold Up?

A lot has changed in the last five years, when the business website Inc. published a list of job skills pundits predicted would be critical in 2020. But, although we suggest a few tweaks, much of the advice is holding up.

BY Barbara Palmer July 31, 2019

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors July 29, 2019

People on the Move

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

BY Casey Gale July 28, 2019

Start Your Day With This Simple Routine

Most of us check our phones as soon as our eyes open. Here’s a better alternative to that routine — and some advice for a less stressful afternoon and evening, too.

BY David McMillin July 26, 2019

Can’t Bring Your Full Self to Work? Start by Acknowledging Your Own Emotions

The co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller No Hard Feelings shared with Convene how you can make even the most formal, buttoned-up workplaces more open to expressing emotions.

BY Michelle Russell July 24, 2019

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