How would it feel to add ‘global award-winning’ to your CV or team credentials?

Stephen Welch, IABC member and Consultant at Archetypical, shares his reflections on on our first event of the year.

We’ve revealed the full agenda for the Turbocharge Your Communications Conference, taking place on Wednesday 14 September.

Member Stephen Welch shares his thoughts on the ‘curse of expertise’ and how upping our project management skills could be the cure.

What do instant cake mix, IKEA furniture and change communication have in common?

It’s been a busy year for the IABC UK&I. Find out how we turbocharged our way to success after the pandemic.

If you haven’t heard of the 5 Love Languages™ before, the concept is quite simple, and I think has some interesting overlap with the world of comms: “different people with different personalities give and receive love in different ways.

Do you feel like changing your hours, job, profession, or location? Maybe you're burnt out or bored? Many people have made changes in the last year and you may be thinking about this yourself.

We’ve sourced a variety of tips and stories about job changes from communications and HR professionals to help you reflect on your next move as we move into 2022.

It’s important that I am valued as a professional – just like accountants, lawyers, and the other subject matter experts.

Who’s listening? From Measurement to Meaning. An Update on the Report

How better communication can transform the life chances of disabled people* as employees and consumers, and for all

In October 2020 we hosted an event to look to the future of the comms profession and hear from a panel of expert speakers.

Most of us know it’s important, but not everyone is comfortable and for some it’s a downright scary thing that’s always giving you the evil eye from your ‘to do’ lists. I’d like to help. I have a media degree and post grad qualification; I’m definitely not a mathematician.

Shame is an intense and horrifying emotion and paradoxically too much exposure to shame can lead to a lack of feeling. The absence of emotions can transform into social deviance.

A few years ago, I was meeting a prospective client to chat about a potential opportunity to work together. I asked to talk at their offices, as it’s always helpful to meet ‘on their terms’ to get a better understanding of the organisation.

The recent dramatic shift in the office paradigm has had a major impact on organisations’ culture, impacting employee morale and engagement. Working together in office can provide a sense of community and a network of support.

This is especially important during the current COVID-19 pandemic when the need for organisations to listen to employee concerns is greater than ever.

Our members are facing new challenges every week, including addressing the issues of social justice in the world and the workplace.