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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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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Far Would You Go To Ensure Your Employees Are Happy?
Would you pay them to quit? Promote from within? Take a look at how some companies are attempting…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Suicide-Prevention Group Puts Focus on Survivors
In a decision that could change the long-standing focus of the organization, the American Association of Suicidology voted…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Retail Federation Works to Build Security Exchange
With the federal government considering building an information-sharing platform for retailers, the National Retail Federation took some steps…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Embezzlement: How to Give Members the Bad News
Associations that have experienced embezzlement recommend early and honest communication to maintain trust and support from members.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
College Players’ Likeness Lawsuit Goes to Trial, Puts NCAA on Defense
The athletic association, which has taken its share of knocks in recent months on the issue of player…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Takes on Amazon Over Top-Level Domain, Wins
With the .mobile top-level domain hanging in the balance, the wireless trade group CTIA pushed back against the…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Michael Phelps Teaches About Comebacks
If a retired icon wants to swim another lap, let 'em---but let 'em hit the pool at their…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Historians to Congress: Include Us in National Women’s History Museum
As plans progress for a possible national museum focused on women's history, the American Historical Association is calling…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
First Steps for a Middle East Strategy
The Middle East is primed for economic growth, and in industries beyond oil and gas. An association expert…
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Ophthalmologists Say Medicare Database Doesn’t Tell Full Story
With early findings from a new Medicare Part B database showing that ophthalmologists were often the recipients of…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Lessons From a Wooden Spoon
A marketing executive explains how a wooden spoon represented a lot more to him than a mere kitchen…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: The CMO’s Role is Growing in Influence
Driving organizational revenue. Staying in front of customer issues. Responding to issues in real time. The chief marketing…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association: This Association CEO Has Style
A high-profile trade group exec gets the fashion spread treatment. Also: why it's OK if you don't consider…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Art of the Retirement Announcement
A transition at the top can be traumatic for an association’s staff and volunteers. Giving them time to…
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Fraternity Leadership Group Calls For an End to Hazing
With college frats facing ongoing criticism over alcohol abuse, sexual assaults, and even the hazing deaths of pledges,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Nonprofits Struggled to Meet Demands in 2013
More than 50 percent of nonprofits couldn’t meet demands for services last year. With demands continuing to increase…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech’s Legacy Headache: Outdated Apps Hold Us Back, Study Says
According to a new study by tech consulting firm Capgemini, the decision to hold onto out-of-date technology can…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Faces a Fresh Fight in the Senate
With a bill intended to take a bite out of frivolous patent lawsuits tied up in the Senate…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Lawmakers Continue Work on Temporary, Piecemeal Tax Reform
With a comprehensive tax reform deal unlikely this year, leaders in the House and Senate have turned their…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: When An Association Goes ‘Poof’
The tale of an association that eventually fell apart when it failed to keep up with its changing…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wikipedia and the Redesign That Was Barely There
When the Wikimedia Foundation redesigned Wikipedia recently, the organization's developers did the minimum possible to refresh the look.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Companies Upping Security Ante to Avoid Payment Fraud
In a survey of more than 5,000 of its members, the Association for Financial Professionals found that most…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
CompTIA Opts for New Open-Access Membership Model
Membership numbers have been steady for several years at CompTIA, but its leaders believed it was time to…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Nest Protect: Lessons in Innovation Flaws From a Smoke Detector
Sometimes you can get burned by being too innovative. Knowing how to put out fires caused by mistakes…
