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Understanding Generation X: A Guide for Associations

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For professional association especially, Gen X is stepping into the role that baby Boomers had for years. But Baby Boomers are retiring now, and Gen X now makes up over 50% of leadership roles around the world. For professional associations especially, there’s a major potential here for new members.

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The Folly of Suppressing Overhead

Eric Lanke

Suppressing overhead suffocates organizations and leads to higher turnover, poorer leadership, and worse service." He writes about the non-profit sector, and usually social service organizations, but so many of his perspectives are directly applicable to the association world. Associations Leadership'

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November 1963 Through the Lens of the Internet Age

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In 2013, it was a sea of phones. Imagine if that type of communication was happening in the days and weeks following the assassination. Mobile Technology Association Management Company Experience Leadership' Imagine that same scene today—so many current events are observed through the lens of the phone.

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Why We Love Associations: 10 Top Stories From the Associations Now Archives

Associations Now

This 2013 blog post from meetings blogger Samantha Whitehorne highlighted a number of industry predictions from the International Association of Exhibitions and Events. The Leadership Elements That Made Nelson Mandela an Icon. Why Is Your Association Still Sharing PDFs Online? (iStock/Thinkstock). How correct were they?

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7 Secrets from a Hugely Successful Marching Band

SCD Group

During the fall of 2013, the Ohio State Marching Band hit the big time: 20 million people have seen us on YouTube; six billion media exposures worldwide. association communications association executives association management Ohio State University Marching Band TBDBITL'

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Are You Boring Your Association’s Members?

SCD Group

if I looked at your association’s convention program for 2013 and 2003, would I see any differences other than dates and names of speakers? At the bottom of a post about recruiting volunteers, Holly Duckworth, CAE, shared this awesome quote: “Associations fear change when they should fear staying the same.”. Think about it.

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Member Engagement and Association Building Blocks

Eric Lanke

image source Thanks to my co-presenters, Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman , and all the folks who joined us at our "Walking the Walk of Deep Member Engagement" learning lab at last week''s ASAE Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference. They don''t want to assume a traditional committee leadership role. Thank you!