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ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. In this special edition episode of PodCatalyst, IABC Executive Director Peter Finn introduces a conversation between IEB Chair Bonnie Caver and Program Advisory Committee (PAC) Chair Jane Mitchell, FRSA, incoming IABC Fellow. Caver and Mitchell sit down to discuss and preview the truly global, virtual IABC World Conference 2021(28-30 June). Mitchell shares insights about the two keynote presentations, the meaning behind the 2021 conference theme “It’s About Time,” and how this conference is a rallying cry for communicators to focus on their collective strength and ability to impact the world around them. Listen to the episode and register now to secure your spot for this top-tier virtual event. || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ | https://wc.iabc.com/ | https://wc.iabc.com/Registration/Attendee-Registration *Social Me

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sat down with Maya Bordeaux, JD, MBA, founder and senior strategist at Lead With Love Consulting LLC. Bordeaux — a long-time champion for diversity and inclusion, former HR executive and consultant — says her self-proclaimed superpower is inspiring people to be the best version of themselves. Listen to this episode to hear more about: What inspired Bordeaux to create Lead With Love Consulting How to prioritize and measure diversity and inclusion in the workplace How successful DEI efforts involve shifting mindsets How communication fits into a sound DEI strategy Advice for IABC members considering entrepreneurship || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ | https://www.leadwithloveconsulting.com/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | ht

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sat down with Catherine Ducharme, ACC, CLC, co-founder of Fluency Leadership, career communicator, past chair of IABC Canada West Region and opening keynote speaker at the IABC 2021 Leadership Institute. Listen to this episode to hear more about: The five fluencies of the new language of leadership The evolution of leadership to a more people-centric approach Leadership skills that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic How IABC offers opportunities to flex your leadership muscles The role leaders play in helping their people unlock curiosity || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/| https://catalyst.iabc.com/| https://www.fluencyleadership.com/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | http

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sat down with Ron Culp, independent consultant and professional director of the public relations and advertising MA program at DePaul University. Listen to this episode with lived examples from Culp to learn more about: Ways digital literacy is helping the next generation of communication professionals use critical thinking skills and combat misinformation Why communicators should seek to understand business acumen, with examples of real-world experience from Culp The need for and benefits of radical transparency within communications How transformative change within an organization can come from internal communications || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ | https://www.depaul.edu/  *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. IABC recently joined the Global Alliance, and in this episode, IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sat down with Justin Green, president of the Global Alliance to learn more about the organization, its growth, how it’s been engaging with the industry throughout COVID-19 and opportunities for IABC and similar organizations to collaborate with the Global Alliance. This episode of PodCatalyst was recorded as part of the Global Alliance’s "Global Trends and Communication Transformation Month," taking place during March 2021. || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://www.globalalliancepr.org/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcsnaps/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.co

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. In this episode, IABC Executive Director Peter Finn dives into the 2021 State of the Sector report from Gallagher with Ben Reynolds. As global practice managing director at Gallagher, Reynolds walks through findings of the report and the current landscape for communicators. || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://www.iabc.com/professional-development/webinars/| https://www.ajg.com/employeeexperience/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcsnaps/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

ABOUT THE EPISODE The latest episode of PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession, is now available. In this engaging conversation, IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sits down with Smita Tharoor, a noted expert on unconscious biases. The co-founder of Culturelytics and founder of Tharoor Associates, Tharoor is also the closing keynote for the IABC 2021 Leadership Institute, presenting “Being Dynamic in a Pandemic.” || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://tharoorassociates.com/stories-of-unconscious-bias/ | http://www.culturelytics.ai/ | https://tharoorassociates.com/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcsnaps/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. In this episode, IABC Executive Director Peter Finn sits down with IABC member Jessica Nunez, founder of TruePoint Communications. In this conversation, Nunez reflects on the experiences and learnings from 2020, looks ahead to the emerging trends of 2021 and shares how building and maintaining trust is a key component to the role of the communicator. || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://www.truepointagency.com/ *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcsnaps/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome to the inaugural episode of PodCatalyst, IABC’s revamped podcast dedicated to emerging trends and thought leadership within the communication profession. In this episode, IABC IEB Chair Bonnie Caver joins IABC Executive Director Peter Finn to take a look back at the adventure that was 2020, and explore what’s next for IABC and the communication profession in 2021 and beyond. || LINKS *Episode* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://www.edelman.com/trustbarometer *Social Media* https://twitter.com/iabc | https://www.linkedin.com/company/iabc/ | https://www.facebook.com/IABCWorld | https://www.youtube.com/user/IABClive | https://www.instagram.com/iabcsnaps/ *IABC Websites* https://www.iabc.com/ | https://catalyst.iabc.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

Hello and welcome to this special edition of the IABC International Podcast. My name is Dan Gold, and on this episode we're taking a look forward to the season 3 of the podcast. The first guest of the new season will be Bonnie Caver the 2020 - 2021 Chair of the International Executive Board of IABC. I am very thankful that she has agreed to kick off episode 301 which will be coming soon. -- As you know, times are very challenging as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. It's a global event that has sent shockwaves through families, communities and whole countries. Through the darkest of times, I have been so proud of those who have stepped up when it comes to putting the health of others first by protecting themselves. I also give thanks to all the people on the front line who have taken care of us, kept us safe and worked to keep us healthy. The downside of the pandemic is that lives have been lost, and the hearts broken of those left behind. Let's always celebrate and remember the good of those no longer with

Welcome to episode 232 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode we're speaking with IABC Gold Quill Award winner MacKenzie Fitzgerald about Keeping Them Coming Back: Building Employee Loyalty Through Accelerated Engagement. It's an interesting conversation from the wider point of view of integrating two organizations following either a merger or a takeover.  -- Former guest of the IABC International Podcast, Howard Krais has written an article with Mike Pounsford, and Kevin Ruck for the IABC website on Transforming how organizations listen to their people. It's clear that listening to employees is critical to improving performance, decision making and well-being, and most communicators would agree with this, but when it comes to looking at what organizations really value from their communication function, listening appears a long way down the list. This article features great research and tools for you to take to your leadership to highlight the importance of professional communicators being a

Welcome to episode 231 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode Elizabeth Williams Principal, National Creative Director from Buck talks about how they work with one of their clients from the entertainment world leveraging pop culture to create positive impact when it comes to engaging with staff about their benefits. #IABCGQ -- On the IABC website you'll always find powerful, relevant articles to help your professional communication practice. One of the latest articles is from Cheryl Ross entitled Help Leaders Navigate Layoffs: Increase visibility to gain employees’ trust. Read article in full. -- Thanks for listening to this episode. Connect with us on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive podcast content. A gold star for everyone who shares this with a friend :) Music is from Joakim Karud and Ikson, Produced and presented by Dan Gold This is an IABC production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

Welcome to the IABC International Podcast, on this episode Megan Osborne joins us to talk about how they won an IABC Gold Quill Award.  NSW Trustee & Guardian is a state government agency that provides Will-making and deceased estate administration services and can also be appointed by a court or tribunal to act as a person’s financial manager and/or guardian if they lack the ability to make decisions for themselves because they have a disability. As an organisation with a purpose statement ‘To protect, promote and support the rights, dignity, wishes and choices of our customers’ having a shared language and understanding of how to achieve this to a high standard was a missing piece of the puzzle. Insights showed there was an opportunity to improve customer service. Customer satisfaction was either low or declining, complaints were on the rise and staff morale was down following an organisational restructure in 2016. NSW Trustee & Guardian’s Communications & Engagement team worked to develop

This is not a regular episode of the IABC International Podcast, but an opportunity for you to experience the influence that the IABC Fellows have to audiences around the world. Kate Macauley's The Internal Comms Podcast invited Fellows Jennifer Wah, Brad Whitworth and Neil Griffiths to a roundtable discussion on the impact of Coronavirus.  It's wonderful to hear from these icons of our profession, offering their insights which you can use to inform and guide your organization, wherever you are in the world. -- Can we start to make some predictions about how this global pandemic might impact business, leadership and, in turn, communications? The economists are predicting a global recession.  So, clearly there will be some negative consequences for business to grapple with for some time to come, but some positives have emerged from this crisis. Communicators have been thrown into the spotlight, our leaders are showing up with more authenticity and there is new-found appreciation for those who work on

Welcome to episode 228 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode Jeff Pekar talks about how Willis Towers Watson won an IABC Gold Quill Award for launching a modern and competitive benefits and retirement program at Thomson Reuters (Canada).  The IABC Academy has launched a new online course. It's called Enhancing Organizational Reputation and it is a MUST for communication leaders who want to learn how to protect a strong business reputation.  Not only will you learn how to identify the forces that could damage your organization’s reputation, but you will learn that a positive and lasting reputation is an organization’s most important asset. -- Thank you for listening, if you share this on social media, we will be grateful, but a little brightness and light will fill my heart.  Music is from Joakim Karud (soundcloud.com/joakimkarud) Produced and Presented by Dan Gold This is an IABC production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iabc/message

Welcome to episode 227 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode Gabrielle Dolan - the highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling is our guest. Gabrielle has extensive leadership experience, and is a bestselling author on business and storytelling. Along with her Jargon Free Fridays movement/global revolution (jargonfreefridays.com), Gabrielle has some of the most engaging social content that you will find online - Instagram. Here is Gabrielle's latest newsletter. Gabrielle was very excited and honoured to be announced as the winner of the inaugural IABC APAC Communicator of the Year Award in the Senior Communication Professional category. Unfortunately face-to-face celebrations were not possible given the current restrictions but you can watch the video interview here of Gabrielle speaking with Zora Artis, IABC APAC Chair, on her acceptance of the CoTY award. -- If you haven't signed up for the IABC Virtual World Conference ye

Welcome to episode 226 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode Jennifer Whyte explains why it was important to create a collective ownership in with their supporters. Find out more about https://oceana.ca/en -- Deborah Abrams Kaplan has written an article titled How to Spread the Word About Your Organization’s Family-Friendly Policies which you will find on the IABC content centre in the latest section. There are specific tips on communicating new family-friendly policies for your organization.  -- Thank you. From me personally, I would like to say a big thank you to each of our chapter leaders for keeping quality programming going for the benefit of our members. Many chapters have gone above and beyond to ensure that their members are supported in these challenging times, whether that is through recruitment help and advocacy of our industry, or bringing people together - having check-ins and regular online programming. I even heard that some care packages were mailed out.  Our local lead

Hello and welcome to episode 225 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode Ritzi Villarico-Ronquillo took some time out of her busy schedule, to connect with me from the Philippines. We talked about her journey into the fellowship of IABC. There is a brilliant FAQ section on wc.iabc.com - everything from pricing of this year's online event, to the important recognition of the 2020 IABC Gold Quill Award winners.  Whilst you're on the IABC World Conference website, look at the amazing list of speakers here.  -- Registration is now open for the 2020 Virtual IABC World Conference! Times have changed quickly. But you still need connection, insight and to be ready for what comes next as a communication professional. #IABC20 has all that and more! Register to join us 14-17 June, on a unique, virtual conference platform that gives you the opportunity to: Spend four days connecting and learning with peers from around the world, without having to leave your home or work space. Gain insight and ins

Welcome to episode 224 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode The City of Edmonton's Andrea Soler and Matthew Gresiuk from Sticks and Stones join us to speak about how city hall engaged with the citizens of Canada's oil patch on the hot button topic of the environment.  -- IABC members benefit from so many opportunities throughout the organization. One of them is to contribute to Catalyst by writing influential articles that members and visitors to the IABC website from across the world will benefit from.   Check out the article from the author of The Four Highly Effective Stages of Crisis Management - Janie Jordan.  People Before Profit: Promoting products and services during COVID-19 is featured in the latest section on the homepage of iabc.com -- The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is pleased to announce the Agency/Team of the Year Award nominees for the 2020 IABC Gold Quill Awards program (#IABCGQ). For more than 40 years, the Gold Quill Awards have re

Welcome to episode 223 of the IABC International Podcast. On this episode we're speaking with Roxanne Beaubien about the Stronger than you Know campaign which has been recognised in this year's IABC Gold Quill Awards. The project was an internal mental health initiative designed to increase awareness and understanding about mental wellness and to reduce stigma associated with seeking help when experiencing a mental wellness struggle. The three-pronged anti-stigma campaign centred on testimonials from two members with lived experience, messaging from trusted leaders and a pledge project for all employees. Tactics included videos, a microsite, posters, magnets and a launch event. A post-campaign survey proved the campaign’s success in reducing stigma, improving opinions about those with mental wellness issues and influencing some to seek help if they were to experience a mental health challenge. -- Registration is now open for the virtual 2020 IABC World Conference! Times have changed quickly. But you still nee