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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Avoid Groupthink: The Relationship Between Solitude and Creativity
Why groupthink could be the most counterproductive method for creative development. Also: Reddit and YouTube's method of explaining…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Get Out the Vote: More Associations Using Online Voting
While more associations and nonprofits are turning to online voting over paper ballots, voter apathy among members poses…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Growth: Just Say No to More Members
Today's strategies for success require associations to forget what they've always known about membership growth.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Why Online Engagement Takes Planning
How to choose the right strategy for developing an online member community. Also: Your conference attendees may not…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
International Air Transport Association Pushes Booking Upgrades
The International Air Transport Association is planning to test a new program for booking flights starting next month.…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Could Exercise Help Your Corporate Culture?
A media agency has hourly companywide fitness routines, which have improved the staff’s productivity and set the corporate…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The American Legion’s Membership Challenges
With many of its members aging and younger veterans too busy to join, the veterans-aid group is facing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Associations Day: Associations Converge on the Hill
Face-to-face meetings with members of Congress give association executives the chance to have their message heard loud and…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Take Your Conversations Back-Channel
Why private conversations can prove just as useful as the ones you have in public. Also: Why asking…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Association of Women Business Owners ‘Lean In’ with Sheryl Sandberg
The National Association of Women Business Owners is partnering with the Facebook COO’s new foundation to help women…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Ballad of the Stranded Google Reader User
When Google announced it was shutting down the popular Google Reader app last week, many expressed anger with…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Tradeshows Expected to Blossom
Projections in the tradeshow industry point to growth in 2013. Also: why dialogue is key for effective communication.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Form American Language Enterprise Advocacy Group
With the backing of two major language-industry associations, the American Language Enterprise Advocacy hopes to give the industry…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association’s Big Step Towards Diversity
In a move that could prove influential on Judaism in general, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association picked an openly…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Beware March Madness: Brackets Bust Worker Productivity
It’s no secret that college basketball’s biggest event distracts workers and strains IT departments throughout the country. Here…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Listly Rolls Out A New Design
The social list platform takes a mobile-first approach in its latest redesign. Also: How WordPress’ staff is fully…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Updated: Amendment Could Curb Federal Employees’ Meeting Attendance
A new amendment to the continuing resolution that would extend funding for the government through fiscal year 2013…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Association Leadership and Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has launched a national conversation about women and corporate leadership. The numbers show that…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: The Science of Conference Layouts
Arrange your conference’s layout to create a more intimate environment for attendees and speakers. Also: Can we rely…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Could the U.S. Postal Service Privatize Further?
A new report by the National Academy of Public Administration suggests that the service should outsource most of…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
3 Ways to Manage Your Telecommuting Workforce
It’s not about where your staff works from, it’s about how efficiently they can get things done. Telecommuting…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Study: How Members of Congress Spend Their Time
A new study breaks down how members of Congress spend their days on the Hill or in their…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Stop Feeling So Awkward Online
Instead of worrying what people will think of you online, embrace the medium. Also: how one association leader…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Why the Association Education Model Needs an Overhaul
Associations need to stop putting the experts first and the audience second. It’s time to throw away the…
