Arek Gazda serves on the board of IABC/Chicago as Director of Certification. In this specialized role, he is responsible for guiding members (including himself) through the GCCC certification process. One of his initiatives for 2024 was to start a study group, which he went about in three phases: Phase one was to promote awareness of the … [Read more...]
From Chaos to Calm: 8 Traits of Credibility with Jenni Field – Tues., March 19, NoonCT POSTPONED from Feb 27
Every leader wants people who will follow them and seamlessly perform the necessary tasks needed to succeed. But no matter how hard they try, most leaders struggle to get their teams to do what they want. They work on being more empathetic. They work on their communication style. They work on being “authentic.” But those issues are rarely the root … [Read more...]
Make Your Ideas Stick with Dr. Grace Lemmon, DePaul – Thurs., March 14, Noon Webinar
You want your peers and managers to immediately understand your ideas and, ideally, to agree to them. Yet communication often goes wrong when conversations or arguments are ineffective and/or delivered in the wrong way. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls and how to improve your communications so they are memorable and more likely to persuade others … [Read more...]