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Leadership
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Northwestern Football Stars Draw Attention for Effort to Unionize
The new College Athletes Players Association, joined this week by Northwestern University’s football team, aims to raise quality-of-life…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons in Letting Go: How a Trucking Group Streamlined Staff
No organizational shakeup that involves reducing staff is easy, and no two are the same. American Trucking Associations…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From Bruce Lee: Be Productive, My Friend
To conquer work with ease, a good employee does not become tense, but ready. Rather than stressing and…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Ensure Positive Board Dynamics
Improving board performance only takes a few easy steps. Plus: Starwood Hotels hopes to help guests dodge the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FDA’s Nutrition Label Refresh Draws Industry Support
Public health groups and the grocery industry at large agree that now’s a good time to change the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Federation of the Blind: Make K-12 Assessments Accessible
The National Federation of the Blind is suing the maker of a K-12 standardized assessment, saying the organization…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Cultural Inclusion Project Grooms Latino Nonprofit Leaders
The Cultural Inclusion Project in Lawrence, Massachusetts aims to train Latino professionals and pair them with nonprofits that…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Reaping the Benefits of Risks
If you’re stuck with an half-formed idea, don’t be afraid to look to your peers for their input.…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Will Studying Fido’s OCD Lead to Earlier Autism Diagnoses?
The American Humane Association is partnering with several research organizations to gain new insights into autism by analyzing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Deep Freeze: Propane Industry Tries to Thaw Supply Chain
With weeks of brutally cold temperatures throughout the country, the propane industry has struggled to get its supply…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
How Do You Lead in a Gig Economy?
As more professionals move into piecework and short-term jobs, associations will need to be as flexible as those…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Matter of Ego: How Narcissism Affects Leadership
If you consider your boss a narcissist, that's (probably) not a bad thing. A new study finds that…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Uncovering Employee Innovations
Creativity can blossom in your association through trust, respect and attention. Give employees a chance to let their…
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Study: Caring Cultures Build Satisfaction Among Workers
What’s love got to do with work? A lot, according to a recent study on employee productivity.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Progress From Tragedy: 911 Campaign Gains Momentum
A young mother's murder in a hotel room last month—a tragedy complicated by a phone system which required…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: A Change Is Gonna Come
Fear of change can hold your association back from success. A clear leadership approach can help keep your…
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Direct Marketing Association: Obama’s NSA Comparison Was Off-Base
The Direct Marketing Association strongly disputes what it sees as President Obama’s comparison of phone metadata collection to…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Rodeo at a Crossroads: Top Athletes Move to Leave Association
A move by dozens of major rodeo stars to splinter from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association comes at…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
National Governors Association to Washington: End the Gridlock
The National Governors Association, whose executive committee met with President Obama this week, has a message for the…
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Getting Help: How to Find Answers for Your Ethical Questions
When you’re facing an ethical challenge, you’re not alone. Reach out to your colleagues in the association community…
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How Leaders Foster an Ethical Culture (or Not)
Usually, an organization’s ethics are only as good as its leaders’. To create an organizational culture that promotes…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Heroic Leadership: Your Business Doesn’t Always Need a Hero
Why exalting heroic leadership above all else can hinder business growth. Also: how culture and strategy equally drive…
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With Confidentiality and Fairness, Don’t Oversimplify
Keeping confidences and treating people fairly are values we learn as children, but there’s nothing simple about them.…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Performance Issues Top CEO Challenges List
A survey of corporate-world bosses found that CEOs are more concerned about optimizing performance than increasing market share.…
