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?

Pieter Swart Never Stops Learning

The founder of Conference Consultancy South Africa on why you should be a life-long learner— and the lessons that came from a well-meaning blunder while arranging a royal visit.

BY Christopher Durso January 30, 2018

People On The Move

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

January 29, 2018

How to Prep for a Podcast

Jay Baer on the advance work that goes into creating a podcast.

BY Convene Editors January 29, 2018

Learning How to Be an Agile Leader

Effective problem solving requires viewing situations from several angles.

BY Casey Gale January 29, 2018

Designing Digital Events That Work

Jennifer Kingen Kush, DES, executive director of the Digital Experience Institite talks about the current best practices for digital meetings — and their very bright future.

BY Christopher Durso January 26, 2018

5 Things This Event Strategist Wishes She Knew When Starting Her Career

At Convening Leaders 2018, Kelly Peacy, founder and CEO of Insight Event Strategy, shared with student attendees five things she wished she had known when she was just starting out.

BY Jasmine Zhu January 24, 2018

People On The Move

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

January 22, 2018

How Multi-Cultural Design Thinking Leads to Better Events

A few takeaways on culture and inclusion from this year’s Convening Leaders.

BY Jasmine Zhu January 22, 2018

How — and Why — You Should Break out of Your Bubble

It’s now a given that diversity boosts organizational performance, says executive Dorri McWhorter. The big question now is how to create environments where diversity thrives.

BY Barbara Palmer January 22, 2018

Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Empowering Leadership

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal talks about the similarities in his approach to leadership inside and outside of the military.

BY Michelle Russell January 17, 2018

People On The Move

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

January 10, 2018

18 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Convening Leaders 2018

Some of the things that made us stop and think at PCMA’s annual meeting in Nashville.

BY Convene Editors January 10, 2018

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