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