Career & Leadership
Tamika Catchings Takes the Main Stage at PCMA’s Education Conference
In her early years, the retired WNBA star avoided conversations due to struggles with hearing loss. When it comes to speaking, Catchings has done a 180 — as evidenced by her upcoming appearance on the Main Stage at PCMA’s Education Conference.
214 Event Professionals Join CMP Ranks
Some 214 people passed the latest Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) examination, the Events Industry Council says.
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.
The Toll Ageism Takes on People — and Businesses
Here’s what an ageism activist, communications exec, and serial hospitality entrepreneur say about why a truly inclusive and diverse workforce must be multi-generational — and what that looks like and how it benefits society as a whole.
Salary Survey 2019: What Tops Event Planners’ Wish Lists?
Considering their long hours, demanding travel schedules, and stressful workloads, perhaps it’s no surprise what they’d most like to ask their boss for (aside from a raise): more flexibility to work from home.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
More Work, No Extra Pay? 5 Tips to Turn That Around
Strategies from a workplace expert to make the best of the more-responsibility-with-no-pay-increase scenario many respondents cited as a challenge in Convene’s 2019 Salary Survey.
Ashton Applewhite: Crusader Against Ageism
In general, people are living and working longer than they have at any time in human history. What if, asks Ashton Applewhite, instead of seeing age — and aging workers — in a negative light, we looked at longevity as the asset that it is?
Patti Temple Rocks Hopes Book Will Spark Conversations About Ageism
Her new book, ‘I’m Not Done: It’s Time to Talk About Ageism in the Workplace,’ is as much a personal statement as a sentiment shared by her entire Boomer generation.
Chip Conley Champions the ‘Modern Elder’
Boomers can take on a critical role in the workplace as Modern Elders, hospitality entrepreneur Chip Conley says, by following a four-stage process.
Retirepreneur Startup Gives Baby Boomers New Options
After working more than 15 years in events industry, Donna Kastner isn’t slowing down —she’s focusing on new entrepreneurial project for the ‘modern elder.’
Can Your Annual Meeting Become a Lifelong Career Coach?
Associations and professional societies aim to send attendees home with tangible takeaways that can be put into action tomorrow. Is it time to take a longer view?