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?

Better Together: Why Business Events Are Embracing Startups

Finding the right partners will be a hallmark of the next round of breakthrough innovations —making business events and startups a perfect match.

BY Barbara Palmer November 29, 2018

Making Your Body Language Work

Don’t let poor posture — or aggressive eye contact — ruin your interview.

BY Angela Campiere November 28, 2018

Why Talent Development is Crucial

‘Training is the only way we can grow to our fullest potential and truly be acknowledged for our work,’ says AccorHotels’ Kerry Healy.

November 27, 2018

What is ‘Sonder’ and Why Should You Care?

Seth Godin says designing your business event the way you’d like to experience it yourself is a flawed approach.

BY Michelle Russell November 25, 2018

NPR Host Terry Gross Offers Advice on Making Better Conversation

Networking doesn’t need to be painful. Just follow these smart tips from the host of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” who has made a 40-year career out of interviewing people.

BY Casey Gale November 21, 2018

Lauren Kramer of Meeting Priorities Follows Her Entrepreneurial Ambitions

The founder and principal of Meeting Priorities LLC offers insights on taking a leap of faith to launch her own business.

BY David McMillin November 20, 2018

Sharon E. Jones Offers Strategies for Self-Promotion in Book

Independent business event professionals know how important self-promotion is to maintaining their livelihoods. But self-promotion doesn’t come naturally to everyone — particularly people who tend to be introverted. In Mastering

BY Casey Gale November 20, 2018

How to Help Those Affected by California Wildfires

PCMA Foundation collecting donations to assist members of business events industry community.

BY Curt Wagner November 19, 2018

PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2019 Ready for Future

Members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2019 see a bright future for the business events industry, a future to which they plan to contribute. They come from all over the world and from various sectors. But what they all have in common is a belief that technology will change the industry in the coming years.

BY Convene Editors November 16, 2018

Kati Quigley on Bold, Unbiased Leadership

Senior director of marketing at Microsoft and former chair of PCMA’s Board of Directors shares her perspectives on reducing stress, trusting her team, and learning to be a better leader.

BY David McMillin November 16, 2018

Adrian Segar, Founder of Conferences That Work, on his Career Path

Adrian Segar, founder of Conferences that Work, talks about his career path and give young professionals in the business events industry some advice: If you’re good with people, patient, willing to be flexible, and work hard, you deserve a great work environment; don’t settle for less!

November 9, 2018

How to Address Discriminatory or Inappropriate Comments at Work

Rania H. Anderson, author of “WE: Men, Women, and the Decisive Formula for Winning at Work,” says everyone has a responsibility to call out discriminatory behaviors.

BY Casey Gale November 9, 2018

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