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For Executive Leadership
For association CEOs and C-suite leaders, whether new, established or retired, at trade and professional associations of every size, in the U.S. and internationally.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Labor Board Ruling Puts Unions, Associations at Odds
Thursday’s ruling on joint employment issues received a frosty reception from major business groups—particularly in the franchise space—though…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Venture Capital Firms Continue to Struggle With Diversity
The venture capital industry has been a largely white, male world, and a new study shows that change…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
M2M Council Embraces “Internet of Things” in Name Change
The machine-to-machine communications organization is only two years old, but it's name already was starting to feel outdated…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Ask the CEO: Ohio Association of School Business Officials
David Varda, executive director, Ohio Association of School Business Officials answers questions from OASBO member Eric Soltis. Soltis:…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Amazon’s Culture Says About Managing Employees
A harsh New York Times assessment of the online retailer’s workplace isn’t about just one company. There are…
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Workplace Rudeness Is Highly Contagious, Study Says
Rude coworkers can make your blood boil, and, according to a new study, their bad behavior can spread like a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why One Association Created Its Own Ad Agency
Realizing the difficulty many businesses have in marketing to baby boomers, AARP recently launched an advertising agency to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Business Groups: Don’t Let Cybersecurity Bill Stall Out
Officials in the retail and financial sectors were able to push the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act through the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Association Aims to Boost Community College Grad Rates
A group representing community colleges is working to create more defined pathways to career or further education in…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lack of Work-Life Benefits Hurts Employee Performance
A new report shows that in the absence of benefits intended to assist employees to care for family…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Do You Fix a Board Power Struggle?
An association’s guiding policies won’t keep a board from becoming divisive. The fix may be as simple as…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A New Name for a New Mission
In 2013, the International Reading Association made a small but momentous decision, changing its name to the International…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New HR Strategy: Tours of Duty
When Ben Casnocha talks about workplace "tours of duty," he isn't referring to the hugely popular video game.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hospital Association: Mergers a Matter of Major Concern
The American Hospital Association says the mergers of Anthem and Cigna and of Aetna and Humana could greatly…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Innovation: Your Members’ Tech Comfort Level Matters, Too
Creating apps and innovative web platforms for your members is great and everything, but given the wrong circumstances,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Think Like a Futurist: Identify Trends Affecting Your Association
Sheryl Connelly, Ford Motor Company's manager of global trends and futuring, shared some advice on pinpointing trends at…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Bar Association Welcomes Diversity at the Top
Labor and employment attorney Paulette Brown became the American Bar Association's first black female president last week and…
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American Psychological Association Changes Stance on Interrogations
The American Psychological Association will no longer allow its members to participate in national security interrogations, whether on…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Global Growth: Three Tips for a Global Start That Sticks
Associations new to going global can find the process daunting. Smart planning, risk management, and a board that’s…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Josh Linkner: Associations Must Evolve Constantly
At the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in Detroit Sunday, opening general session speaker Josh Linkner explained to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
What the Sharing Economy Means for Association Meetings
One CVB recently became the first to partner with Airbnb. If more destinations decide to do the same,…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Five Tips for Leading Through Change
Associations may need to make big shifts to strategy and culture. One association expert shares her advice for…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A Sampling of Case Studies
Transformational Governance: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change includes 14 original cases that describe the process of governance change…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Executive Summary: Anna Desai
Anna Desai, MHA, CAE, the manager of profession governance at the American Health Information Management Association in Chicago,…
