Our Next Lunch Meeting
Wednesday,
February 4
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Bentley's on
27
201 S. College
St.
Charlotte, NC 28244
How Do I Get There From
Here?
Mapping your communications career path
to get
to where you want to go
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Many
Thanks to our February Luncheon Sponsor:
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"What lies behind us, and what lies before
us
are small matters compared to what lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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Greetings!
 Wow! What a truly
special opportunity we have coming up at
IABC/Charlotte! From London, the head of our international
organization of 16,000 communications
professionals will be our very special speaker for
the February 4th meeting. IABC Chair,
Barbara Gibson, is not only an
outstanding communications expert but a genuinely
delightful person who will bring us her insights
and share her knowledge from more than 20 years in
the profession. Here are just a few things
you'll learn:
· Five secrets to
career success
· How to turbo charge your next
job search
· The best resources for expanding
your skills
· How to know if you're in the
right job
· Negotiation tips to get the salary
you deserve
If you haven't registered, go here now
http://www.ciabc.com/and
please don't miss this outstanding program from an
extraordinary woman! On another note,
I'm excited about attending the upcoming
IABC Leadership Institute and
look forward to bringing back a wealth of new
ideas and tools which we can implement to make
your IABC/Charlotte an even greater resource to
meet your needs, interests and goals. Is
there anything you want me to look into while I'm
there? Let me know what we can do to help
you get the most out of your
membership. See you at
IABC/Charlotte! Best, Dianne
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March 2009:
Worldwide Membership
Month
During the month of March, when any new or
lapsed member joins or re-joins IABC,
we'll waive the application fee.
Make plans now to take advantage of the savings
and become involved in the top professional
communications organization in the
world.
Application Fee: US $40
for faxed/mailed/phoned enrollments; US
$30 for Internet
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Recap
of the January Meeting
"Getting Beyond Angry:
Negotiating and Communicating Your Way Out of
Toxic Disputes" was the focus of the
January 14 IABC/Charlotte meeting.
Charlotte public relations executive
David Coburn showed how "spin it and win it" and
other traditional organizational responses no
longer work with a public that is not easily
appeased and expects to be lied to.
Coburn,
vice president of Luquire George Andrews and vice
president of programs for IABC/Charlotte, shared
the "mutual gains" approach, developed by the
MIT-Harvard Public Dispute Program. Key
tenets are:
- Acknowledge the concerns of the
other side
- Encourage joint fact-finding
- Offer contingent commitments to
minimize impacts, promise to compensate knowable
but unintended impacts
- Accept responsibility, admit
mistakes, share power
- Act in a trustworthy fashion at
all times
- Focus on
building long-term
relationships
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