IABC cops to communication failure, but that’s all

IABC leaders Julie Freeman and Todd Hattori rebut accusations that the headquarters staff has made a power grab

IABC leaders Julie Freeman and Todd Hattori said they were puzzled by our interest in exploring what they see as the relative minutiae of their recently announced (but not yet published) three-year strategic plan.

And perhaps we are making a mountain out of a molehill—the alleged molehill being the recent shift from having the volunteer board (led by chairman Hattori) write the strategic plan to having the paid staff (led by president Freeman) write the plan.

But if we’re making a mountain, some IABC members—IABC chapter and regional leader Mike Klein obviously foremost among them (see his piece on IABC’S strategy here)—are making a Mount Everest.