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Editor's Note: Talking Volunteer Leadership
What the world of politics has in common with volunteer leadership.
From Where I Sit: Governance as an Asset
Like any important asset, governance needs to be actively managed.
The Board's Duty of Foresight
For associations to survive and thrive in a time of constant change, their leaders need to develop a clear-eyed and disciplined focus on the future. The duty of foresight is a responsibility that boards must embrace now.
Developing a Stewardship Statement
How creating a stewardship statement can help your association's board realize the value of their work.
Chapter Restructuring: A Board's Most Difficult Job?
For an association with a troubled chapter system, the path to resurgence is no walk in the park. It begins with a board of directors both bold in vision and open to all possible solutions. With so many members and volunteers holding a stake, it may be one of the toughest leadership challenges a board can take on. Here's how three associations have done it.
Chapter Diagnosis: Tips to Start the Chapter Restructuring Process
Mariner Management and Marketing's Peggy Hoffman offers suggestions on how to handle chapter restructuring efforts.
Leadership Ladder: Step By Step
When it comes to climbing the leadership ladder, successful. volunteers keep an eye on the next rung, while helping those behind them.
Formal Debate: Dial Down the Fear Factor
A debate tournament judge (and association exec) offers tips on how to ensure that formal debates don't get tense.
Debate Done Right: Boost Your Formal Debate Game
Most people cringe at the word debate, envisioning the personal, divisive attacks of presidential candidates posturing on a public stage. But formal debate can be highly effective for busy leaders faced with complex decisions and ideas, so perhaps it's time to consider a good argument.
Leader to Leader: Board Inspirations
Who or what originally inspired you to serve on the board you're currently leading?
Leader to Leader: Board Fears
As a board leader, what keeps you up at night?
Books: Upside-Down Leadership
Leaders should do the opposite of what they've been told, argues Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer.
Career Coach: Create a Personal Board
Career advice from Carol Vernon, certified executive coach, principal of Communication Matters.
How I Got Here: Eric H. Schultz
Eric H. Schultz, the chair of Massachusetts Association of Health Plans in Boston, knows his way around a board.
Learning: Idea Hunters
A new role for boards in an age of innovation, according to Boston College's Dean Andy Boynton.
Association Agenda: Tax Reform Tabled
A fresh election cycle means a long-sought tax overhaul will wait.
Brought to You By: Smartphones
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world. Including smartphones.
