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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. 9 Questions to Help You Figure Out Why You’re Burned Out The World Health Organization characterizes...
Toward Healthier Juneteenths
Juneteenth events honoring Black heritage — in museums, parks, neighborhoods, and backyards — are part of the summer celebration time across the United States. In the three years since Juneteenth (June 19) officially became a national holiday, the number of events...
Beyond Sustainability Show and Tell
Carolina Goradesky (right), PCMA’s former head of global sustainability, and Amanda Simons (white pants), a founder and principal at Honeycomb Strategies, speak to participants of a behind-the-scenes sustainability tour at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 in January at the...
Rethinking Swag at Events
According to the latest analysis from the Advertising Specialty Institute, distributor sales of promotional products, including event giveaways, in 2023 set a new record, reaching more than $26 billion in sales. Last year, a Reddit user who was helping to plan for a...
Addressing Carbon-Intensive Air Travel in the Events Industry
Participants in a PCMA Executive Leadership Summit at Convening Leaders 2024 were invited to workshop solutions to challenges facing the events industry, including air travel’s contribution to global CO2 emmissions. I wish we would. I wonder if we could. I worry we...
How to Make Your Strategy’s Message Stick
A website and announcement aren’t enough. Communicating strategic goals to staff means making its principles concrete and soliciting their input. At effective associations, strategy is key: Boards, staff leaders, and other stakeholders put in a lot of time and effort...
