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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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SCD Group: Association Strategy: Hire Slower, Fire Faster

SCD Group

Association Strategy: Hire Slower, Fire Faster. But they do take time and do slow down the hiring process by a few hours to a few days. Be very clear on communicating the consequences of failing to meet established goals. in Social and Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Newer Post.

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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

Associations Now

For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. But more recently, Doyle says, companies in other sectors and cities have come on board, diversifying the association’s member community. RIA is working to establish early and constant touchpoints with members by using marketing automation tactics.

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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

Associations Now

Also: why your association should prioritize community managers in the hiring process. Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Swag as a business strategy? Disagree? (ht

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Nonprofit CEOs and the Network Mindset

Beth Kanter

It means communicating through a network model, rather than a broadcast model—finding where the conversations are happening and taking part. This subtle shift was applied to their social media and communications strategy. A network mindset means exercising leadership through active participation. It means sharing by default.