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Kevin Carroll is the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books published by ESPN, Disney Press and McGraw-Hill. As an author, speaker and agent for social change (a.k.a. the Katalyst), it is Kevin’s “job” to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals – from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500 companies to schoolchildren – to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.

With his consulting endeavors, Kevin has helped turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as The National Hockey League, ESPN, Nike, Starbucks (his words appeared on 17 million Grande cups), The National Basketball Association, The Walt Disney Company, Mattel, Hasbro, Procter & Gamble, The Discovery Channel, Capital One, and many others.

Watch Kevin’s Katalyst video series, read his blog, and follow him on Twitter at @kckatalyst

Kevin is delivering the keynote address at the Opening General Session of IABC’s 2012 World Conference in Chicago at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 24. For more information visit the IABC’s World Conference website.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 25:01 — 10.0MB)

Collaborative online communities can transform the way people work, and the way they communicate. In this interview, researcher Kay Corry Aubrey, founder of Usability Resources, highlights the findings of the latest IABC Research Foundation study on how these communities work, what they can accomplish, and how to ensure their success. Her article in the March-April issue of CW, based on the Research Foundation study, outlines seven steps  for creating online employee communities that thrive.  Members can download for free the full IABC Research Foundation report, Creating Vibrant Online Collaborative Communities Within an Organization, in Discovery, IABC’s online library.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 21:47 — 19.9MB)

In this interview, Greg Stewart, President and CEO of Farm Credit Canada, talks about how leaders need to create an environment for communication by listening. According to Stewart, the most important thing he does as CEO is meet with all FCC employees.

This interview is part of the IABC Research Foundation’s Conversations with CEOs: Communication Leadership in Modern Organizations study. The study, sponsored by Marketwire and conducted by Shugoll Research, examines the communication needs, challenges, expectations and best practices of CEOs as seen through their eyes.

Listen to the interview with Greg Stewart.