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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.26.21

Reid All About it

Volunteer SMEs. WBT Systems sums up the volunteer SME conundrum by saying, “Your association can’t live without them, so how do you live more easily with them?” Speaking of contentious volunteer situations, what about chapter leaders who plan to host in-person events in the upcoming weeks or months? Association innovation.

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Eric Lanke: Should Committees Report to the Board?

Eric Lanke

Member Engagement. Ive been thinking a lot about this question lately. Its a question, I know, that never even occurs to leaders in many associations. These are all bodies designed to infuse the management practices of the association with the expertise and wisdom of association members themselves. Eric Lanke. Leadership.

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Words Make Worlds - Part 3 - Governance vs Stewardship

Association Subculture

This series of posts will break from my normal format and is dedicated to asking a single question. As a consequence the board, other groups of volunteers and staff may become embroiled in turf battles using policy as the weapon of choice. Words Make Worlds - Part 3 - Governance vs Stewardship. According to Amos H. .”

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Facilitation Friday #19: Resisiting Resistance is Futile

Idea Architects

Strategic planning sessions provoke resistance if individuals dont feel the output will really change anything. This is why reviewing the agenda and establishing group norms is important at the onset. A strategy session with only staff feels different than one including both staff members and board members or other volunteers.

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The Paradox : Off Stage

Off Stage

I can remember several such incidences in my previous position—one involved the husband of a member of the Board of Directors. Why is it we do those things? One committee member talks incessantly so everyone voted yes so hed stop talking and they could move on to something else; 5. 21, 2008 - The Paradox.