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Daily Buzz: Lead Pragmatically When Goals Are Vague
An unclear business strategy can spell disaster for your organization. Leaders should develop a pragmatic approach that allows team members to be productive through ambiguity. Also: Give stakeholders a volunteer management report.
Aviation, Travel Groups Warn of Shutdown Ripple Effects
The impact of the federal government shutdown on air travel is being felt acutely this week at airport security checkpoints, but other effects could linger long into the future, according to aviation and travel associations.
Is it Time to Recession-Proof Your Association?
Economic signals suggest some belt-tightening may be on the agenda for 2019. Lessons from the last recession may offer some guidance for handling the next one.
Amid Partial Shutdown, Groups Step In, Speak Up for National Parks
A number of national parks have suffered severe declines in service—and have faced closures—as a result of the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government. Associations have offered both financial assistance and advocacy support amid the shutdown.
Study: Greater Gender Diversity Needed to Transform Boards
Gender diversity within boards is improving gradually, but not at a level that can make an impact. To incite change, boards might have to rethink their processes.
Daily Buzz: Empathy is Key to Organizational Change
Organizational transformations aren’t easy if your team members aren’t on board. Talk to them with empathy to make the transition run smoothly. Also: how to communicate a membership dues increase.
In "Digital Protest," NAACP Urges Users to Boycott Facebook
The civil rights organization launched a weeklong boycott of Facebook Tuesday, saying it had failed to respond strongly enough to misinformation posted on the platform in 2016 that reportedly aimed to keep African-American voters from the polls.
How's Your Pricing Strategy?
Success in some areas can lead to a false sense of satisfaction. A closer look can reveal where you might be leaving money on the table.
Minnesota Police Chiefs’ Digital Campaign Aims to Boost Recruitment
Whether in big cities or small towns, recruiting is becoming a major challenge for Minnesota police forces—and it’s a problem the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association’s Wear the Badge campaign aims to reverse.
Daily Buzz: The Case for Competent Jerks
In the likability versus skills debate, competency wins out, according to a new study. Also: what an office dog can do for company culture.
