By Elaine Shein, ACN International Committee Chairwoman On Jan. 26, an IFAJ Executive Meeting was held via Zoom. COVID-19 has led to all these meetings being virtual since late February of 2020, but currently the IFAJ Congress is still scheduled to go ahead this summer in Denmark. (See more in this issue of the Byline … Read More
Month: January 2022
2022 IFAJ Congress: Register Now, Pay Later
By Elaine Shein, ACN International Committee Chairwoman The Danish Foods and Agricultural Journalists are proud to present the IFAJ Congress 2022 – Smarter Farming and Food Production for Green and Sustainable Growth. The main IFAJ 2022 Congress will take place in Denmark from June 27 to July 3, 2022 in Vingsted. The pre-congress tour will take place from … Read More
What I Wish I Knew in My 20s
By Interim Podcast Host Kelsey Litchfield with Special Guests ACN 1999 Past President JoAnn Alumbaugh and ACN 2014 Past President Holly Spangler People say hindsight is always 20/20 – words that ring true no matter what age you are! In this Podcast Playback, we’re headed back in time with Special Guests ACN 1999 Past President … Read More
Showing Your Work
By Rachel Peabody, ACN Association Comms SIG Co-Chair I was always a lousy math student, but I do recall one really important lesson from the classroom: show your work. The process of writing down your steps and showing the proof of your answer from start to finish is its own type of satisfaction. It’s documenting … Read More
Good Reads You Might Have Missed: Motivation for Managers
By Ernie Smith, Social Media Journalist, Associations Now The bad news right now is that employee motivation has taken a hit, thanks to the challenges of the past year and a half. The good news is that there are lots of tactics that leaders and managers can use to tackle the problem of employee motivation—even if … Read More
How to Make a Good First Impression in 7 Seconds or Less
By Melanie Ruberti, ACN Communications Coordinator By the time you read the first two lines of this story, someone will decide their first impression of you—and if they want to know more. That’s seven seconds for a potential employer or client to decide if you possess the traits they’re looking for—or if they need to … Read More