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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...
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. It Turns Out Breaks Make You More Productive To improve the quality of our work, reports The...

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People on the Move

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Adriel Terbeche Visit Anaheim has appointed Adriel Terbeche as its new vice president of tourism and international sales, effective Oct. 1. She will focus on the MICE market in an effort to boost the...

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Report: AI and Workforce Among Top CEO Concerns

Report: AI and Workforce Among Top CEO Concerns

KPMG International’s annual survey spotlights leaders’ fears around the economy and workforce, but confidence that technology offers solutions. CEOs around the world are anxious about the economy but also confident that they can handle the challenges presented by AI...

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CEM Spotlight on Austin Connors, CEM

Austin Connors, CEM, has been engaged in the hospitality industry for more than 15 years with leadership experience in convention centers and theaters, as well as fundraising, restaurant, and non-profit management. Currently, he serves as the General Manager for the...

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