How CEOs Can Help Make Boards Strategic
Disrupting the pathway to board service has complicated boards' understanding of strategy. That's created a leadership gap that CEOs are well-equipped to fill.
Mark Athitakis
First Steps to Better Employee Engagement
Plenty of studies show that employees often feel disconnected at work. Improving that situation can depend on leaders better defining success, and building a culture around it.
First Steps to Strategy for Board Members
Board members often come to their first meeting in need of help in building their strategic thinking skills. Firm guidance from the CEO can cultivate a focus on the long-term big picture and guide board members out of the operational weeds. But be prepared: This shift takes time and patience.
The Power of a New Tagline
The National Governors Association recently began billing itself as "nonpartisan," rather than "bipartisan"—a subtle shift that speaks to the importance of knowing how your organization is perceived by insiders and outsiders alike.
Could Your Staff Agenda Use a Reset?
With changes in industries happening ever more rapidly, associations will have to ask how staffs should best do their work. Bringing the question directly to staff is a good first step.
Is it Time to Recession-Proof Your Association?
Economic signals suggest some belt-tightening may be on the agenda for 2019. Lessons from the last recession may offer some guidance for handling the next one.
How's Your Pricing Strategy?
Success in some areas can lead to a false sense of satisfaction. A closer look can reveal where you might be leaving money on the table.
Why Association Leaders Need to Be Tech Leaders
The problems that association members face are increasingly rooted in technology. Execs will need to root their solutions in technology as well.
Name Your Price: The Challenges of Pricing for Associations
Putting a price on membership, products, and services can feel fraught with risk and uncertainty. How do you define the value of something? Will members revolt against a price increase? But pricing shouldn’t be guesswork: Patience, testing, research, and a little courage can lead you to the right number.
How Produce Associations Responded to the Romaine Crisis
Federal agencies’ response to the outbreak upset growers. Associations responded to get shelves restocked quickly.
