#03 - COVID Concerns - Communication ‘Best Practices’ During and Post Pandemic
Senior leaders of GBA Member firms have been invited to attend Pop-Up Town Hall meetings each of the past three weeks in response to the dynamic events related to the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss issues that impact geoprofessional firms. Panels of experts have discussed operational issues, health and safety, and leadership through these unprecedented times.
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Covid Concerns Episode 3 – GBA Pop-Up Town Hall Meeting for April 17, 2020 – Communication ‘Best Practices’ During and Post Pandemic
Senior leaders of GBA Member firms have been invited to attend Pop-Up Town Hall meetings each of the past three weeks in response to the dynamic events related to the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss issues that impact geoprofessional firms. Panels of experts have discussed operational issues, health and safety, and leadership through these unprecedented times. GBA hopes to address its members questions and concerns by sharing experiences and challenges in the hopes to learn and help each other during this trying time.
Our Panel:
- Joel Carson (host and GBA Executive Director – Link to Profile)
- John Doehring, Author, Speaker, Consultant & Founder of J. Doehring & Company - LinkedIn Profile
- Bob Kelleher, Author, Speaker, & Founder of The Employee Engagement Group - LinkedIn Profile
- Gerry Salontai, CEO at Salontai Consulting Group - LinkedIn Profile
Topics for discussion include:
- What are communication best practices. [min 3:45]
- Are strategic plans still applicable or should member firms go back to the drawing board? [min 11:16]
- What should leaders be doing differently now, both to cope with the current situation and to plan to thrive past the pandemic? [min 22:15]
- What will employee engagement be post covid-19? [min 38:23]
- What do you believe will be the most significant work place changes past covid-19? [min 46:04]
- Opportunities/services member firms can be providing to clients? [min 57:12]
- The big silver lining in all of this is what? [min 1:01:35]
Calls-to-action:
- Visit the GBA Website at https://www.geoprofessional.org for more information about Covid-19 resources and/or to become a member
- Visit https://www.gbapodcast.com for future Podcast Episodes
- Contact us at [email protected] with any podcast-related questions or comments
This episode was produced by the following GBA Members:
- Ryan White, PE, GE – Principle/Geotechnical Engineering Group Manger/PBS Engineering and Environmental
- Tiffany Vorhies, NACE CIP-2 – Chief Consultant/SME
- Donald K. Blackburn, MBA – Business Manager/Blackburn Consulting
- Shawn Leyva, PE – Associate Senior Engineer/Crawford & Associates