Career & Leadership
Brands Taking Stands: 3BL Forum Explores Corporate Activism
Corporate activism is having a transformative moment. The 3BL Forum explored the movement with a new, flexible format and an impressive roster of speakers that broached critical topics from all angles.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. PCMA People on the Move – Dec 7 2018
Stuart Ruff-Lyon on His Evolution as an Event Professional
The vice president of events and education at the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. and PCMA’s chair-elect looks back at his 25-year-old self and peers ahead at what’s next for events.
Finding Funding for Women-Led Startups
Women Who Tech is working to close the funding gap and draw global attention to gender bias in venture-capital funding. One key method is hosting Women Startup Challenges, which identify female-owned early-stage startups and invite them to compete for funding.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. PCMA People on the Move – Nov 30 2018
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.
Making Your Body Language Work
Don’t let poor posture — or aggressive eye contact — ruin your interview.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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