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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

.orgSource

On Friday the 13th of September 1996, my co-workers and I were called into a conference room and handed pink slips. It gives you some control when the external environment is rapidly changing, and people are looking to you for leadership. But, according to Sharon, leadership is the bottom line. But COVID reinforced that lesson.

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Conference Circuit: Human Services

Associations Now

The American Public Human Services Association’s IT Solutions Management for Human Services Conference begins next week in Milwaukee. Meeting: IT Solutions Management for Human Services (ISM) Conference. City: Milwaukee. Head to Twitter ( #ISMMKE ) for other conference details. Attendance is expected to hit 1,500.

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I'm Not Building a Navy SEAL Team

Eric Lanke

I attend a lot of conferences where the focus is leadership and how to build and lead effective teams. One common type of speaker I see at these conferences is someone retired from the military (an ex-Navy SEAL Team member was the latest example), talking about their own experiences with team-building and team leadership.

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Closing the Office vs. Working From Home

Eric Lanke

If the Milwaukee Public Schools closed (which they did three or four times a year, and usually with at least night-before advance warning) then our office would close, too. Now, and in the future, whenever the Milwaukee Public Schools closed -- because of snow or because of frigid temperatures or both -- we would not close the office.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.13.20

Reid All About it

Participants receive complimentary access to a customizable dashboard allowing you to view the data and download a unique report to guide you, your staff and volunteer leadership. McKinley Advisors describes how they helped the Infectious Diseases Society of America by starting at the top with governance and leadership development.

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Invest in Yourself: Book Recommendations for Young Professionals

Association Adviser

Moreover, while there are many ways to develop yourself professionally, such as joining an organization, taking a night class at the university, enrolling in a free online seminar or attending a conference, the method of professional development I’m recommending doesn’t require you to even leave the house: Read books.

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Association 141+: The Power of In Person

Association 141+

I have made close connections with colleagues through email, phone conferences, facebook, twitter, etc. Recently, I have made visits to our chapters in San Francisco, Memphis, Indianapolis and (as I write this post on the plane back from this latest visit) Milwaukee. Labels: Associations , Leadership , Relationships , Virtual.