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26 March 2026 | Noon ET |  Virtual Independent consultants are wired to push through. But sustainable high performance runs on biology, and most of us are quietly running on fumes. Julia Mullins, Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and founder of Mullins Professional Group, brings a neuroscience-backed framework to help you understand what drives — and depletes — your mental energy as a consultant. Join us to: Show up to your work with more consistent energy and motivation. Make clearer decisions about what deserves your attention and what doesn't. Reduce the mental fatigue that accumulates across a demanding consulting schedule. Leave with a practical, science-backed framework to sustain your performance over the long term. Grounded in neuroscience and designed for the specific realities of independent consulting life, this session is a reminder that no one manages your energy but you. And that's actually good news. :) About IABC's Consultants SIG The IABC Consultants shared interest group provides a space for communication consultants to develop business connections, exchange ideas with their peers, and advance their careers through collaborative learning. We serve as a trusted resource where members can find real-time support, thoughtful conversations and valuable partnerships that enhance the services they deliver to clients. Read more

You’re already using AI. The question is whether it’s helping you think better—or just helping you publish faster. In this advanced masterclass, journalist and thought-leadership expert Rhea Wessel shows communication professionals how to use AI as a strategic partner in thought leadership—helping them identify stronger ideas, sharpen their positioning, and build repeatable systems for high-quality content. This 2.0 masterclass focuses on how to use AI to analyze thought-leadership landscapes, identify gaps in the conversation, research audience pain points, and develop counterintuitive story angles that differentiate true thought leadership from marketing content. Participants will learn how to work with AI while maintaining strong editorial judgment, ethical guardrails, and a distinctly human point of view—so their ideas gain credibility, not just visibility. This masterclass is ideal for communication professionals who already use AI for writing or ideation and now want to use it more intentionally, strategically, and responsibly. You’ll learn how to: Identify gaps in a thought-leadership landscape (what’s being said—and what isn’t) Define and sharpen a personal or organizational thought-leadership niche Research the deepest internal and external pain points of your audience Generate strong, counterintuitive story ideas using AI Build a scalable thought-leadership engine without diluting voice or credibility Read more

Join Jeppe Hansgaard for an interactive and engaging session on how change ripples if you get the right people activated and committed. And understand why your change becomes a fiasco if these often unknown people controlling the grapevine are not supporting your journey.   Takeaways: Why commitment beats engagement for change? The FACTS! Why peer-identification of the right people > All other methods How to connect with care & clarity to get the right people committed?   Speaker: Jeppe Hansgaard is a Change Thought Leader who has spent decades working alongside leaders from across the world inside a multitude of industries. He has concluded that leaders can only succeed with change with the right people, and he has evidence to prove it, based on learnings from more than 1,000 projects. Innovisor is built as his moonshot to serve those leaders with what they need. Be it the algorithm that identifies the 3% of informal leaders that 90% look toacross when they make sense of things (aka #ThreePercentRule), or the #SixChangeBlocker intelligence that identifies what gets in the way of success (the #SixChangeBlockers intelligence). Jeppe is also the author of several playbooks, including ‘Another Change Fiasco! Now What?’ and ‘Change is Gridlocked! Now What?'   Live Session:  The live one hour session will take place at 9:00 AM CT time on 11 March 2026.  Read more

You don't need a statistic to know that organizational change is hard. You've lived it. The initiative that had full executive sponsorship and still went sideways. The leaders who couldn't get on the same page. The teams that checked out somewhere along the way. So what are we getting wrong, and what do we do about it? Michael Bungay Stanier has spent thirty years in the trenches of organizational change. He hosts the Change Signal podcast, where he cuts through the noise to find the practitioners and thinkers who are actually getting it right. He's also written eight books, including The Coaching Habit — the best-selling coaching book of this century. This is the conversation our profession needs to be having right now — and we're having it with one of the sharpest minds (and nicest people) in the business. In this live fireside conversation on Monday, April 20th, he'll share what he's seeing globally: the trends, the surprises, and the inconvenient truths most people prefer to sidestep. Expect to walk away with a sharper read on what's really going on in change management, where it's heading, and at least one thing you'll want to do differently. There will be time for your questions, so bring the ones that have been keeping you up at night. Don't miss this one.   Speaker: Michael Bungay Stanier Michael Bungay Stanier is best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century. His other books include How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, which is about building the Best Possible Relationship with key people at work. He’s part of the MasterClass Executive faculty, and is the host of the Change Signal podcast. Michael was a Rhodes Scholar, and was recently awarded the coaching prize by Thinkers50, “the Oscars of Management.” Day and time for event: Monday, 20 April, 5 pm ET Read more

At our March 2026 meet-up, we’ll be discussing the findings from the newly released 2025/6 Gallagher State of the Sector report. We’ll be joined by Chris Andrew from Gallagher, who will share key insights from this year’s research, explore the emerging themes, and unpack what they mean for communication and employee experience professionals in practice. The Gallagher State of the Sector report is the definitive global study of the internal communication and employee experience landscape, informed by insights from 1,300+ communication and HR professionals worldwide. We’d really encourage you to join live if you can there’ll be time for discussion, questions, and shared reflections on what the findings mean for our work right now. The session will be recorded and shared with anyone who’s not able to make the live call. Live Sessions:  The live one hour session took place at 3:00 PM UK time on 3 March 2026.  Read more

Alignment is universally valued yet increasingly fragile. Accelerating change, shorter strategy cycles, and growing uncertainty mean many organisations are working harder and communicating more, yet still struggling to move together. In this environment, the rules of alignment have changed. Communication teams play a more critical role than ever — but in different ways. This requires a stronger focus on people... trust, psychological safety, empathy and listening... balanced with a sharper approach to measurement and accountability. In this webinar, Wayne Aspland and ZoraArtis share early insights from Clear Leaders’ third global study on strategic alignment. Drawing on interviews with CEOs, CSOs, CHROs and senior leaders worldwide, they examine what’s breaking alignment and why many traditional communication and leadership approaches no longer hold under pace and pressure. This is the first public sharing of these findings, ahead of the full white paper. Designed for senior communication leaders, the session focuses on enabling shared clarity, trust and execution at scale. Attendees will take away practical ideas to help them move: From slide decks to narratives From key messages to conversation guides From talking to listening From set-and-forget plans to living strategy Speakers: Zora Artis​ and Wayne Aspland Zora Artis (IABC Fellow, SCMP, ACC) helps leaders do the hard work of alignment when the stakes are high, and the path isn’t obvious. As CEO of Artis Advisory, co-founder of The Alignment People and Clear Leaders, she coaches, advises, and facilitates C-suite and senior teams through change and complexity, turning competing priorities into clear decisions, stronger cohesion and action. Over three decades in executive leadership, advisory, consulting, strategic brand, and strategic communication, Zorahas partnered with major brands, government, and purpose-led organisations to connect purpose, culture, strategy, and performance. She is a Research Fellow with the Team Flow Institute and, with Wayne Aspland, is finalising their third global research paper on Strategic Alignment and Leadership. A long-standing IABC leader, Zora has served as Chair of IABC Asia Pacific and as a Director on the IABC International Executive Board. She is a multiple Gold Quill award recipient and evaluator. Based in Melbourne, she works globally.   Wayne Aspland’s career is defined by his advocacy for 'performance through people'. He believes there is no greater source of organisational value and differentiation than enabled employees working side by side on aligned goals. Wayne is a senior leadership, strategy and change communication professional. He has advised boards, executives, and senior leaders across major institutions on strategy, large-scale transformations, employee engagement and behavioural change. He has a particular focus on strategic alignment and is now working with Zora Artis to finalise their third research paper on the topic. Wayne is also a skilled AI practitioner. He has written four research papers about AI, communication and change management. He has also trained more than 3,000 people to help them build the right AI habits and skills. Live Sessions:  The live one hour session took place at 7:00 PM UK time on 24 February 2026.  Read more