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DECEMBER 12, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, December 12, 2011. What Race for Relevance Inadvertently Taught Me About Committees. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, December 5, 2011. Calling Everyone (Not Just Boomers): Which Battle Are You Fighting? At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, November 28, 2011. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. Guest Bloggers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, November 21, 2011. Things Ive Learned from Being a Board Member. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, November 14, 2011. Which Committee Are You On? At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To see my reasons why click here.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, November 7, 2011. Secrets of Innovation. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To see my reasons why click here. at 7:00 AM.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, October 31, 2011. Race for Relevance is a Negotiating Position. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This is another one of those posts challenging the assumption that as Millennials storm their way into the workforce theyre going to radically change the landscape and force organizations to adapt to their idiosyncratic ideals in order to harness their power and survive. Millennials arent any different.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. But, you know what?

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JANUARY 2, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, January 2, 2012. The Sand Has Run Out of the Hourglass. 2011 has drawn to a close, and that means its time to close up shop here at The Hourglass Blog. Guest Bloggers.

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JULY 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Labels: Association Management. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Sunday, July 11, 2010. Internalizing the Externalities. For me , his last line says it all. Posted by Eric Lanke. at 1:18 PM.

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APRIL 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. As young lieutenants, we learned that we needed to set the example, communicate the commanders intent, and then empower our corporals and sergeants to operate in places where they may not be able to ask, "What do I do next?". Association Management. Communication. Management.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. What Wikileaks Should Teach Association Executives. Thanks to Wikileaks, you can now expect that day to come when your most private and candid communications will appear for all to peruse. Most association execs I know do a good job separating their public from their private communications.

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APRIL 1, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Friday, April 1, 2011. Same Goes for Board Agendas. Heres something thought-provoking from Hugh MacLeod. When I saw it, my first thought was, "Same goes for blogging."

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AUGUST 1, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thats certainly what it feels like with the ASAE Annual Meeting next week and the WSAE-sponsored National Summit on Association Innovation five short weeks after that. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials.

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JULY 5, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. And how, I wonder, will the Millennials who embrace this methodology be treated? Labels: GenX Perspectives , Millennial Perspectives. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, July 5, 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Possible opportunities for adaptation to association management, maybe? Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Millennials Are the New Slackers. Monday, September 5, 2011. So - here goes.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Its a question, I know, that never even occurs to leaders in many associations. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Millennials Are the New Slackers. Monday, September 26, 2011. image source.

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MAY 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. association professionals should ask: Why do members want to be associated with us? Whats our brand image and what does it communicate to people in our marketplace? Association Management. Communication. Management.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations. Association Management. Communication. Management.

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JUNE 23, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Seeing New Social Opportunities. That’s why I’m consistently responding to things later than everyone else. About This Blog. Governance.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Ive been in association management for 18 years now. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, October 17, 2011. The Chief Detail Officer. To see my reasons why click here. Heres a quick story.

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MAY 30, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Sunday, May 30, 2010. When Your Goal Is the Impossible. Read this post from Dan Pallotta. Go ahead.Ill wait. So, Im GenX, right? Like Sands Through the Hourglass. Governance.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Saturday, November 20, 2010. The Bedrock of Innovation. I think it was way back in August 2010. The blogger, Karim R. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public. One is about communication. Association Management. Communication. Management.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Innovating 20% of the Time. This post is from awhile back, but its so good that I just had to comment on it. Let me summarize. About This Blog.

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MARCH 17, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fear and Loathing in Association Leadership. And it poses an interesting challenge for those of us who run associations. As I look around the landscape, I see many associations who have embraced social media and who have made it work as a communications and engagement tool for their organizations.

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JUNE 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. After 16 years of working with Boards as an association staff person, Im now serving on a Board myself, and learning lot about the color of the grass on the other side of the fence. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Association Management. Communication.

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MAY 16, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Monday, May 16, 2011. Brand Humility. Theres a reason why people follow Seth Godins blog. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Guest Bloggers.

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APRIL 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Born in 2006 as the brainchild of Dr. Nick LaRusso, the CFI was first called the SPARC Lab (with the acronym standing for its methodology: see, plan, act, refine, and communicate). But those explorations have to be communicated and leveraged so that the organization can take best advantage of them.

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JULY 25, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. We're All Millennials Now. Monday, July 25, 2011. Courage and Clarity. Ive started reading Joe Gerstandts blog and following him on Twitter. About This Blog.

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MAY 1, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. If you were to consciously use Commanders Intent for a specific situation in your association, what would it be? And what Intent would you communicate to your subordinates? Labels: Association Management , Leadership. Association Management. Communication.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Jumpstarting an Essential Conversation. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Meet Your Bloggers. Guest Bloggers.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Taking a Bullet for Your Association. Theres a really critical lesson for association professionals in this guest post on Hugh MacLeods blog from Kathy Sierra. Labels: Association Management , Loyalty , Membership. Association Management. Communication.

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JUNE 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Friday, June 11, 2010. Xers and Honest Conversations. Heres another post from Harvard Business Reviews series on Imagining the Future of Leadership that caught my attention.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. is the bane of association leadership. The WIFM idea is very well established and will continue to have a place in discussions regarding the value proposition we offer to member-citizens in associations. Creativity in Association Management - Are You the Roadblock? association. (25).

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