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...
by Nicole Maury | Nov 19, 2012 | Chapter News, Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, Events, Events - Los Angeles, Marketing, Networking, News, PR, Professional Development, Social Media, Writing
One of my favorite laugh-out-loud commercials of all time is when a then-unknown Jane Lynch (of “Glee” fame) hammers a microchip into the forehead of a new customer at Washington Mutual’s competing bank. A few moments later Jane’s colleague tries to...
by Nicole Maury | May 14, 2012 | Chapter News, Corporate Communications, Employee Communication, Events, Events - Los Angeles, Marketing, Networking, News, PR, Professional Development
Scientists are great master storytellers. One of the Voyager themes at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is “reaching out to touch where no one has gone before.” IABC-LA members got to participate in an event never before offered through the chapter:...
