How Risk Averse Are Event Organizers?
One Convening Leaders 2020 session presenter conducted a little experiment among his audience to find how risk averse event organizers are. The results speak volumes about getting buy-in for your bold ideas.
The Future is Here: Robot Chefs are Making Cheeseburgers
A robot is making burgers at a restaurant one block away from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and, according to our writer, they’re as good as any celebrity chef’s.
Condoleezza Rice: ‘We Are Only as Strong as Our Weakest Link’
The 66th Secretary of State reflected on her life, career, and lessons she’s learned in leadership at PCMA Convening Leaders in San Francisco.
Q&A With Valerie Sumner: Chair, 2020 PCMA Foundation Board of Trustees
2020 PCMA Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Valerie Sumner on how she got involved with PCMA, her goals as chair of the foundation, and how she's seen the business events industry evolve.
Q&A With Stuart Ruff-Lyon: Chair, 2020 PCMA Board of Directors
Stuart Ruff-Lyon on how he got involved with PCMA, his goals as upcoming chair, and how he's seen the business events industry evolve.
Harnessing Emotion as a Leader: Tools to Express Emotions at Work
Leadership success is shaped by effectively harnessing emotion to build trust while still maintaining the delicate balance between sharing and oversharing. This session equips leaders with the tools to understand, navigate and express their emotions at work.
Navigating Your Diverse Workplace
It’s possible to have five generations represented in one workplace, a historical first. This phenomenon raises challenges in communications, retention, training and recruitment. This session will examine the shifting demographics and dynamics in workplaces and how leaders can successfully navigate relationships with each generation.
Heard Around PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 — Tuesday
Tuesday’s Convening Leaders Main Stage speakers shared their experiences, while attendees learned, broke bread together, and raised a toast at the Houston Convening Leaders 2021 Happy Hour. Here’s a sampling of what the Convene editors heard while they were out and about.
NASA Legend Gene Kranz Shares Lessons in Leadership
The former Apollo 11 flight director recalls the lunar landing mission as “the toughest day I ever spent in mission control.”
Being Boz: The Marketing Guru on Being Authentic
Marketing superstar Bozoma Saint John said she has tried being less than her true self at work, but “it was just too hard.”
Business Events Sarawak Partners With PCMA
On Tuesday, PCMA and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak), by Sarawak Convention Bureau, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a partnership to provide education and business development opportunities, and build awareness of the power of business events, effective immediately through Dec. 31, 2022. The MOU calls for business events training and education to help
Meetings Mean Business’ Plans for 2020
At a press conference at Convening Leaders on Tuesday, Meetings Mean Business Coalition co-chairs provided updates for the year ahead.