Communication World articles from April 2002

Communication World archives from April 2002

A look in.(Communication World proposal)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... In this space I've mentioned several times that we intend to make CW more representative of IABC's diverse global constituencies. Following are some of the suggestions we are considering. Under our proposal, six global regions would...

Correcting common misconceptions about communicating during mergers & acquisitions. (Foundation Findings).
April 1, 2002... Pick up any "how to" book on implementing a merger or acquisition, and you will get lots of advice about the value of communicating to employees as much and as often as possible. Many authors go so far as to say that there is no such thing as...

The New IABC. (IABC Annual Report 2000-2001).(International Association of Business Communicators)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When I look back at the past several months during my term as IABC chairman, I have observed how your volunteer leaders--on the executive board, managing the districts and regions, and leading the local chapters in North America and...

A community of spirit. (IABC Annual Report 2000-2001).(International Association of Business Communicators)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When you consider the words that make up IABC--international, association, business, communicators--which word is the most important? Some might argue that it is communicators because it is this creative, tricky, vital profession that...

Highlights of fiscal year 2000-2001. (IABC Annual Report 2000-2001).(International Association of Business Communicators)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... At the beginning of the fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2000, IABC had 13,306 members plus 483 students. At the end of the fiscal year, IABC had 13,173 members plus 943 students. During the past year, IABC: * Conducted one of the most successful...

Reviewing the Research Foundation year: steady as we grow. (IABC Annual Report 2000-2001).(International Association of Business Communicators)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As the close of the 2001-02 fiscal year approaches for the IABC Research Foundation hoard of trustees, we have a number of successes to reflect on and an ambitious future for which to prepare. The work of the Foundation benefits the...

IABC: Consolidated Statements.(International Association of Business Communicators)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... IABC CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION: SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 AND 2000 2001 2000 ASSETS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (Includes $ 816,830 $ 699,799...

Looking from the outside in: your job is communicating change. So how do you handle it when change has put you out of a job?
April 1, 2002... The buzzword in business today is change. Organizations are merging, shifting direction, restructuring, splitting, moving and shutting down. As a result, staff are being laid off and positions are being eliminated. It's a critical time for...

Supporting change: how communicators at Scotiabank turned ideas into action.
April 1, 2002... In today's dynamic marketplace, businesses simply cannot afford to leave strategy execution to chance. Organizations that succeed will be the ones that can effectively mobilize and engage their employees in implementing new business strategies...

Smooth transitions: when you're communicating organizational changes, job No. 1 is allaying employees' fears.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Your manager may be asking you to change, but it's not because he wants you to, it's because the customer demands it. Change is "rooted in the marketplace," explains Roger D'Aprix in his book "Communicating for Change: Connecting the Workplace...

Un-Spun: ethical communication practices serve the public interest.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This is the first in a series on ethics in business communication. Let's start with the basics. IABC's Code of Ethics for Professional Communicators defines ethics as "the criteria for determining what is right and wrong." Can you tell...

One team: communicating to unite a growing, disparate workforce under one umbrella.(Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games)
April 1, 2002... Delivering the Olympic Games to the world's stage is a monumental task. In 2000 the workforce communication team for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games designed and implemented programmes to inform, involve and retain...

'The World Is Not a Bad Place': remembering U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The murder of a journalist, even in a time of war, can never be described as "collateral damage," especially when the journalist is a powerful communicator such as Daniel Pearl. Pearl, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted Jan....

The Commission: photojournalism interprets spiritual subject matter. (Photo Critique).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... One of the few organizational publications able to consistently make use of photojournalism on a regular basis is The Commission, the magazine of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board (Richmond, Va.). I saluted this...

Much, Mathews share depthier roll while PR Week sips sacrificial wine. (Wood on Words).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A pair of varsity word-women from our by that other ocean issued a pair of citations-for-sore-eyes early last February. Cite 1 was datelined San Jose, Calif., and arrived here thanks to due diligence displayed by IABC's Kathleen Much, who...