Principled Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2018

In that same CEO role in Auckland, New Zealand I suddenly became a morning person. So we are on Tip #2 of my three tips for making your schedule work for: Decide when you are going to do things, not when you are going to do them by Design your schedule to suit when you are “on” and when you are not. Have you ever driven in Auckland traffic!

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2012

Association CEOs and C-Suite executives attending ASAE12 are invited to participate in the workshop, which will take place on Sunday, August 12 from 1:30 pm-5:30 pm in Room D161 of the Dallas Convention Center. Association CEOs and C-Suite executives attending ASAE12 are invited to participate in the workshop on Sunday, August 12.

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Principled Innovation

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

2 - Get Published In 2001, we were newly arrived in New Zealand for my first CEO job and had with us our first born son. It was in the short time waiting to board the flight I set three goals for 2018. Get in shape. Get published. Get a new job. #2

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2013

TMA Resources Executive Breakfast for association CEOs, C-Suite executives and other association leaders. TMA Resources Executive Breakfast for association CEOs, C-Suite executives and other association leaders. Join Jeff De Cagna of Principled Innovation on Wednesday, March 6 for the P.I./TMA

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 12, 2012

A key takeaway from the survey results is that while association CEOs are focused on driving innovation primarily as a cultural intervention, they are having less success with building innovation as a sustainable organizational capability. You are welcome to download this video, as well as a PDF with an overview of these key results.

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Principled Innovation

JULY 23, 2012

The schedule of Jeff’s formal and informal sessions is below: On Sunday, August 12 from 1:30 pm-5:30 pm CDT, Jeff will present a four-hour workshop, “ Making Innovation Happen: An Executive Learning Experience for Association CEOs ” in Room D161 of the Dallas Convention Center.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2013

The Building Better Boards workshop is intended for association board leaders and members, CEOs, C-Suite/senior executives and staff involved in managing board work. Create a governing process that drives focused and intelligent strategic decision-making.

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Principled Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Moreover, the inflexible constraints of traditional budgets constantly place association CEOs and C-Suite executives in the difficult position of having to justify to boards how dynamic external forces wreak havoc with fixed internal agreements around both revenue streams and costs.

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Principled Innovation

JULY 8, 2012

All association board members, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other leaders are invited to sign up for Serious Questions at the following link: [link].

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Principled Innovation

OCTOBER 10, 2012

While the size, method of selection and composition of boards, the role of executive committees and the nature of CEO-board relationships can look very different depending on the association, all of these choices connect back to certain deep-seated beliefs about how boards are supposed to function.

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Principled Innovation

JUNE 3, 2013

To move the conversation in a more generative direction, I want to challenge boards, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other contributors to grapple with three core strategic questions that will require them to undertake an honest appraisal of personal, organizational and industry orthodoxies.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 7, 2012

” In the e-book, Jeff challenges boards, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other key contributors to break free of the association community’s orthodox beliefs and make six radical shifts toward the future to help their organizations thrive in the face of relentless societal transformation: De-emphasize membership.

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Principled Innovation

MARCH 31, 2013

We’re looking forward to Jeff challenging CESSE 2013 participants to think beyond orthodoxy,” said Tony Keane , president and CEO of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) in Houston, Texas, and CESSE vice president. As a well-known association provocateur, Jeff is the perfect person for the job.

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Principled Innovation

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Boards, CEOs and other leaders must now reimagine the practice of strategy if they are going to build truly remarkable organizations for the future. To thrive in the years ahead, associations must challenge the assumptions and end the practices of years gone by.

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Principled Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The CEO had just read my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future , and he wondered whether I actually believe associations are “dead” in the long run. Are associations dead?

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Principled Innovation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Perhaps the most difficult thing for boards and CEOs to accept is that the answer to this question is almost certainly not “a membership in your association.” +It’s not about marketing– Avoid making the dangerous assumption that simply communicating your existing offer in a “new and improved” way is a viable strategy.

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Principled Innovation

MARCH 25, 2013

Of course, this is extremely difficult to do, so in Part II later this month, I will explore how boards, CEOs, and C-suite executives can work together to overcome the association value gap.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 27, 2012

Far too much of the advice given to boards, CEOs and senior executives today implies there is only one right way to correct the problems facing their organizations.

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Principled Innovation

APRIL 2, 2013

To make this happen, boards, CEOs, C-suite executives, and other contributors need to think beyond orthodoxy and embrace a 21st-century sensibility in their pursuit of business model innovation.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 14, 2013

Association boards, CEOs and senior executives will need to answer a wide variety of questions as they embark on the work of developing new business models to enable their organizations to thrive over the next decade and beyond.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 28, 2012

Despite its inherent contradictions and obvious weaknesses, the work of strategic planning continues unabated in associations, perhaps because boards and CEOs have been told at every opportunity their organizations must have a strategic plan.

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