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Four Key Leadership Traits, According to the CEO Genome Project

Associations Now

A decade’s worth of research went into the CEO Genome Project, an effort to identify the characteristics that define high-performing chief executives. But according to the researchers behind the CEO Genome Project , the key to effective leadership is less about how they’re wired and more about what they do.

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Changing the Publication Game: The C4 Article

Association Success

Author’s Note: The American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) recently embarked on an experiment in crowdsourcing called The C4 Article. To understand the story behind this project, I interviewed Dr. John Gill, Deputy Editor of the AJT, and Ashley Morgan, Assistant Managing Editor.

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Why Servant Leadership Is Making a Comeback

Associations Now

Today, everybody wants to feel like a stakeholder in an organization, and a new study suggests command-and-control leadership is obsolete. Leadership models come and go, but humility never goes out of style. The term for that is “servant leadership,” coined by Robert K. But strong execs still have a role to play.

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Leadership, Now With Less Narcissism

Associations Now

What’s your most effective leadership style? But perhaps it’s best to get away from this business of “leadership style” entirely. In a rapidly evolving world, today’s leaders are never a finished article. According to the report, many organizations still have a habit of elevating “great man” types into leadership roles.

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Best practices for a successful AMS implementation and launch

Nimble AMS

Your organization needs to do its research before deciding on the right technology for your staff and members. Additionally, you need to prepare for a successful project implementation and the launch of your new AMS. Choosing the right association management software (AMS) is a major decision.

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How to Lead Across Generations

Associations Now

Participants should clarify at the outset deeply held values likely to affect the project. Project participants should clarify at the outset of their work together deeply held values likely to affect the project,” they write. Best to examine project values first, then move on to individual values.

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5 Unexpectedly Thoughtful Ways to Thank Your Association’s Volunteers

Higher Logic

Whether they’re in your office or working remotely, your association probably has volunteers contributing to projects every day. You can make the event even more special by including your conference’s keynote speakers, industry experts, and your own leadership and board members. Want to do even better? Make Them Leaders.