by Deborah Hudson | May 5, 2020 | Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, News, Professional Development
This week’s New Yorker magazine had a riveting article about how coronavirus outcomes varied because of the way doctors communicate in a public health crisis. One sentence jumps out: One of the E.I.S.’s core principles is that a pandemic is a communications emergency...
by IABCLAAdmin | May 4, 2020 | Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, News, Professional Development
By Eli NatinskyIABCLA Vice President / President-Elect What are your experiences working on a team? What makes a team work well? What might get in the way of a team working well? Those are some of the questions IABCLA board member Ephraim Freed asks when he...
by IABCLAAdmin | Apr 9, 2020 | Corporate Communications, Events, News, Professional Development
Managing communications around coronavirus requires a balance of structure and humanity, agree IABCLA members. Last week, we held a “COVID-19 Comms Tactics” webinar where Los Angeles-based professional communicators came together to share insights they’ve gathered...
by IABCLAAdmin | Mar 25, 2020 | Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, News, Professional Development
I am a fan of the virtual workplace. For more than half of my career I’ve worked from home, attached to my team by phone and eventually GoToMeeting and Zoom. Once, when I was not working virtually, my company discovered asbestos in the building and everyone in the...
by IABCLAAdmin | May 11, 2017 | Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, Professional Development, Uncategorized
By IABCLA President Deborah Hudson Ethics. My thoughts about ethics are pretty simple and direct. I have a strong moral bent and can tell the difference between right and wrong. When I encounter ethical issues I quickly find a clear, specific response. I thought that...
by IABCLAAdmin | Apr 3, 2017 | Chapter News, Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, Events, Events - Los Angeles, News, Professional Development
Six LA communicators gathered around the dinner table in Venice March 31 to share experiences and challenge each other on how ethics play a role in our professional lives. As one diner said, “we have a balancing act inside us.” The discussion focused mostly on...
