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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

How to Detect a Selfish Leader

It may be the person you see in the mirror—executives often miss the blind spots that let them confuse dominance with collaboration. “I’m a great collaborator—everybody says so.” It’s not hard to detect the flaw in a statement like that. A leader who takes pride in...

Five Tools for Difficult Conversations

Dr. Poornima Luthra is the author of Can I Say That? and The Art of Active Allyship. The world we live in today, characterized by complexity, uncertainty, and change, is also one where rising polarization has made it “really difficult to have conversations at work, at...

What Makes Orlando a Meetings Destination That Keeps Winning

A rendering of the Orange County Convention Center’s Grand Concourse Expansion at the North-South Building. For 11 years and counting, Orlando has been named the No. 1 meetings destination in the U.S. by Cvent — and 2026 makes the case for why. A $560-million...
People on the Move

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Julie Coker Julie Coker, San Diego Tourism Authority’s (SDTA) president and CEO, will depart her role on Dec. 6 to become president and CEO of New York City Tourism + Conventions. Coker joined SDTA in June...

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News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

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. What Your ‘Stress Personality’ Reveals About Handling Stress at Work Never before in history have we...

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Making It Safe to Report Bad Behavior at Events

Making It Safe to Report Bad Behavior at Events

One out of five survey respondents in the Institute of Business Ethics’ latest report said they were aware of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Institute of Business Ethics’ latest report, “Ethics at Work: 2024 International Survey of Employees,” released this...

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For Women, Workplace Gains Are ‘Fragile’

For Women, Workplace Gains Are ‘Fragile’

According to McKinsey & Company’s 10th “Women in the Workplace” study, women make up 29 percent of C-suite positions, up significantly from 17 percent in 2015. This year, McKinsey & Company marked the tenth anniversary of its “Women in the Workplace” report,...

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Report: Boards Need More Tech Savvy

Report: Boards Need More Tech Savvy

A white paper from the National Association of Corporate Directors suggests boards are at risk of succumbing to short-term, reactive responses to trends like generative AI. Boards are struggling to be fit to respond to a rapidly changing technological environment,...

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