Articles tagged “career”

Chronic exhaustion. Nagging anxiety. Difficulty concentrating. If these sound familiar, you could be in the early stages of burnout.

For many planners, the key to managing the demands of their jobs is drawing a hard line between work and their personal lives. It’s not always easy.

Visioning can be a powerful tool to start the year. But it’s not enough, says Tyra Dyson, who leads a workshop for planners focused on turning visions into reality.

Randall Barney knew he would need to sharpen certain skills, like public speaking and sales, to work his way up at the World Teleport Association. So he made that his mission.

The more you ask planners how they got their start in the meetings industry, the more random the stories become.

Few people wake up one morning and decide they want to be a planner. Most literally fall into the meetings industry, like these 10 planners did.

TED’s chief program and strategy officer took center stage at Skift Meetings Forum, inspiring 250 meeting professionals to think strategically about their careers. 

Many senior women meeting planners and department heads are better at ‘making it happen’ than promoting their value to the C-level. Their jobs could be at risk because of that.

Discover the definitive handbook to unlocking your full leadership potential and carving out a successful career in the thrilling world of events.

A significant career move for Annette Gregg who moves from number two at Meeting Professionals International to the top job at Society for Incentive Travel Excellence.