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Colleagues who step up

Monday, October 6th, 2008

With the 2008 IABC Southern Region Conference over, the entire volunteer team is taking a breath. It was, by all accounts, a huge success. Great feedback on the vast majority of speakers, great feedback on the conference experience. Attendees seemed to enjoy being there and left with considerable value.
During the opening reception Sunday night I [...]

Where’s the desire to develop?

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

When did we become so entitlement oriented that we won’t pursue any professional development unless our employer pays for it? As chair of the 2008 IABC Southern Region Conference, I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had of late with people who say they aren’t coming, can’t afford it because “my employer won’t pay.”
Why [...]

Culture fascinates

Monday, July 28th, 2008

About 10 days ago I put out a query to some colleagues asking what they would like to know about regarding my experience training in the Middle East. I am trying to decide if I should write an article. Wow, did I receive (and am still receiving) a lot of feedback.
Consensus? Everyone wants to know [...]

Unresponsiveness: The new fashion

Friday, July 11th, 2008

I think I missed the memo. When was the decision made that we’re no longer supposed to return calls or respond to e-mails? Is it just me, or has business become ruder in the past six months?
Truly, I am finding it difficult to get people to call me back. At least send me an e-mail [...]

Working with pride ensures our strategic role

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Today I’m a little hot under the collar. I’ve had a disappointing interaction with someone at an organization I don’t respect. I know this organization doesn’t value strategic communication, relationships with vendors or the contributions made by either vendors or employees. It also doesn’t value differences in ideas and approaches – new directions.
I have made [...]

Stage those “informal” communications

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I just returned from the IABC International Conference in New York City. As always, it was a busy week of learning, catching up, walking and shopping.
This year, the content was primarily focused on employee engagement and change – a sign of the times. I attended many of the change-focused sessions and one really sparked my [...]