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Higher-Ed Group Launches Consulting Service to Help Colleges Solve Challenges
The National Association of College and University Business Officers recently launched a consulting service that will help higher-ed institutions solve a host of upcoming challenges ranging from revenue growth to better use of data.
Give Young Members a Greater Leadership Voice
To cultivate its pipeline of future leaders, the National Automatic Merchandising Association evolved its Emerging Leaders Network to ensure that it provides high-quality engagement opportunities and a seat at the leadership table.
Crossroads: What Windows 7 Laggards Should Do Next
If your association let the end-of-support date for Windows 7 blow past, you might need one of these four fixes. And it might be time to consider another strategy for dealing with legacy operating systems.
Event Planning Lessons From the Jeopardy! "Greatest of All Time" Tournament
The game show’s tournament of champions was a ratings juggernaut, thanks to its memorable contestants and creative format. It also offered a few ideas when it comes to planning unforgettable events.
Flu Season Is Here: Tips to Minimize Its Impact on Your Office
Flu season is peaking early this year, with many already sick. Ensuring employees understand office sick leave policies and thinking creatively can keep ill staffers at home, healthy workers safe, and your association running smoothly.
Apply UX Design to Ease Members’ Online Experience
Principles of user experience design can help associations help their members move easily around their websites and other digital properties. A UX strategist shares how some associations are applying a UX mindset to improve member services and experiences.
Want to Maximize Impact? Minimize Jargon.
When your organization is knee-deep in setting technical standards for the broader world, don’t forget that mere mortals have to use this stuff, too. The USB Implementers Forum learned this lesson recently.
Talk Less About Innovation and More About the Future
Even a boom economy can be a source of anxiety, when talented employees have lots of options and disruptive change is everywhere. Resist the temptation to demand instant innovation, and instead motivate your team with conversation about the future.
Should Your Next Conference Have a Plant-Based Menu?
This year’s Golden Globes served an entirely plant-based menu for the first time. With more of your attendees going meatless and looking for meetings to have a smaller environmental footprint, should your conference menu be plant-based too?
What Star Wars Can Teach You About Talent Management
A series doesn’t become the juggernaut Star Wars has without having universal themes that resonate on many levels. One expert highlights the key lessons association execs can learn about effective work environments from the film series.
