Communication World articles from August 1999

Communication World archives from August 1999

A LOOK IN.
August 1, 1999... Ethics is something we all agree is right, but sometimes dull to discuss. In this issue, however, we've devoted more space than usual to the Socratic Dialogue on the ethics of keeping secrets, held during IABC's international conference in...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 1999... Face-to-Face Still First Congratulations on a provoking and informative special insert on intranets in the last [June/July] issue of Communication World. I would like to make one correction, however. My friend Charles Pizzo suggests in his...

Accreditation Process Adds Ethics Component.(corporate communications)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... I ABC's international accreditation council is adding a small step to the accreditation process to help ABC candidates improve their understanding of how the association's Code of Ethics can be applied to practical situations. Effective...

How to Craft Successful Employee Communication in the Information Age.
August 1, 1999... The Challenge At home and at work, we are bombarded with hundreds of messages and bits of information every day -- some is important to us and some is not -- and certainly the volume of this communication is increasing. And all of the...

Wow! This guy can communicate!(communication leadership award)
August 1, 1999... This year's Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award was given to Lawrence Weinbach, president and chief executive officer of Unisys Corporation, at IABC's international conference in Washington, D.C. The EXCEL Award is the highest...

What's New? Everything.(globalization, high-technology, and corporate communications)
August 1, 1999... From Communication 101 to Communication 2001 Today's U.S. labor force is awash in productivity to an extent unprecedented in the post-World War II years. And as the economy continues its unparalleled growth, the productivity statistics keep...

BRING ON THE WORLD IABC Communicators Are Ready to Send It Into Orbit.(International Association of Business Communicators)
August 1, 1999... IABC 1999 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Washington, D.C. Was it just a few pears ago that the communication profession still talked about trying to get a seat at the table? At past IABC conferences, we lamented our plight as communicators...

The Ethics of Keeping Secrets.
August 1, 1999... [A Socratic Dialogue] At this year's international conference, a distinguished group of panelists convened for an hour to share their vast experience and knowledge with an avid audience who also participated. The question asked was, "where...

Is Corp-Speak Smothering Communication?
August 1, 1999... I'm considering sending this memo template to every corporate communication department leader listed in the worldwide corporate communication department leader directory. I'm going to encourage every professional communicator to send this...

Creativity Adds to Your Bottom Line.(corporate communication)
August 1, 1999... Continental Airlines couldn't get customers. Couldn't get investors. Had a hard time getting employees. Management's question: How much will it cost us to fix it? Their answer: too much. Gordon Bethune takes over and asks a different question:...

The CEO's Playbook.(Review)
August 1, 1999... Academy Publishing, Sacramento, CA 126 Pages, U.S. $19.95 This is not the kind of book one 3 buys. This is one of those rare books one buys in bulk. In less than the time it takes to follow a ball around an expansive golf course, one...

Say Please.(business communications and marketing in the digital age)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... "It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission." cynical business communicator On those days when bureaucratic red tape gets to even the most patient business communicator, the marketing phrase, "Just do it," seems...

Color or Black and White? Whichever Best Makes Your Point?(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... New production tools now make it possible for many organizations to publish color photos inexpensively in newsletters, magazines and newspapers for the first time. Even this column, which I've been writing for IABC and its predecessor since...

Random House Not Only Pushes the Envelope, but Marks It Express Mail.(dictionaries)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... When did you last write a tatpurusha? Probably more recently than you think. A tatpurusha is a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second, a substantive: Examples include bookcase, aircraft, flowerpot,...