Mon.Aug 25, 2014

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Do Good Leaders Know When to Step Aside?

Association Leaders

'We explore a lot about leadership in this blog. Most of the discussions revolve around `characteristics of great leaders’, or `values of great leaders’, even `behaviors’ of great leaders. We haven’t talked yet about when a great leader decides to step down from his leadership role. Frankly, I haven’t thought about it much.

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Don't Post Plaques on the Wall Declaring the Values

Eric Lanke

'image source This post is part of a series in which I''m analyzing the efforts of my organization to define and embrace core values through the six rules for doing so defined by Francois Nader, CEO of NPS Pharmaceuticals. For the series introduction, go here. For my comments on the first rule, go here. + + + Here''s Nader second rule, along with what he says about it in his HBR blog post : Don’t post plaques on the wall declaring the values.

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This Shift Matters More than Others

Jamie Notter

'I am a huge fan of Clay Shirky, and he wrote this post about the death of newspapers over on Medium. Then today I see an HBR blog post about how publishing is NOT dead. I’m not sure the two articles are as contradictory as they sound, but there was one line in the second article that jumped out at me: Still, the future of publishing is bright.

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#asae14 is over. Now what?

Association Advocacy Chick

'To recap #asae14, some sessions were great; Others not so much. People had particular feelings about the opening and closing sessions. Nashville pulled out all the stops to welcome attendees. We all had fun at parties, yadda, yadda, yadda. But it’s all over now. The sessions. The networking. The receptions. So now what? Do we go back to work as if nothing happened?

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Heavy Lifting: Association for Senior Move Managers Lends a Hand

Associations Now

'It’s a niche filled with tough discussions and big life changes, but members of the National Association of Senior Move Managers help ensure that their customers can downsize with dignity. And the group is seeing fast membership growth. “That’s what your house is, a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get … more stuff!

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Is It Time to Climb Down the Ladder?

Associations Now

'The top spot is the goal of any ambitious leader—or is it? One prominent CEO who stepped down wants to change the narrative. Richard Hytner gave up. In 2006, Hytner left his position as CEO of global ad firm Saatchi & Saatchi, opting instead to become a deputy chairman in the company. As he told the Washington Post in a recent interview, the pace of the job had begun to wear on him : “I began to feel a real weight on my shoulders, particularly around the people decisions and t

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Parameters for efficient and effective organizational performance?

Plexus Consulting

'By Steven M. Worth, President at Plexus Consulting Group, LLC Would having specific standards or performance benchmarks be helpful to professional and volunteer leaders of associations? Would such standards be helpful to potential donors in evaluating which organizations merit their time and financial support? If so, what do you think of the following as areas worthy of standards development?

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Hunger Study Exposes Number of Military Families Living on ‘Financial Edge’

Associations Now

'In response to national survey findings indicating military families are visiting food banks more frequently than their civilian counterparts, the National Military Family Association is raising awareness of this population’s financial vulnerabilities. One out of every four military families relies on a food bank, according to a recent national survey [PDF] of charitable food distribution in the United States.

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Monday Buzz: How to Curate Like a Pro

Associations Now

'For influencing conversations and informing members, curation is a valuable talent. But where do you start? Plus: how smaller groups lead to greater email engagement. Jeff Cobb, who cofounded the strategy and education firm Tagoras, has brought a series of recent podcasts to our attention that cover strategies for content curation. As associations seek to position themselves as centers of valuable information, they’re smart to recognize that, sometimes, what their members need to know may

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

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Report: Families Slower to Buy Back-to-School Gear This Year

Associations Now

'With an eye out for deals, families have been holding back on their back-to-school spending for both grade-schoolers and college students, according to a National Retail Federation analysis. Discount stores are still leading brick-and-mortar retailers, but college students are leaping toward online shopping. Sorry, retailers: Parents are a little slow on the back-to-school-shopping front this year.

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Social Media Roundup: Don’t Strike the Wrong Chord

Associations Now

'Problems can arise when you get a band to perform at your event. Also: more tips on ensuring good communication among your marketing and tech staffs. Having a great band play a few songs for your audience is a good way to turn a networking event into something truly memorable. But bands have different needs than speakers do—and booking the wrong band for the wrong audience could spell trouble.

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Ryan Changes His Tune on the Charitable Deduction

Associations Now

'The lawmaker who will likely oversee the tax reform effort in Congress next year publicly voiced support for preserving the deduction for charitable contributions last week, changing the position he took as a candidate for vice president two years ago. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who is likely to be the next chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, firmly committed last week to protecting the charitable deduction in any rewrite of the tax code.

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3 Challenges the Ice Bucket Challenge Creates for the ALS Association

Associations Now

'It’s not all fun videos and plastic buckets. With an unprecedented fundraising boost from its viral campaign, the ALS Association finds itself facing additional scrutiny of its practices, criticism of the campaign, and—believe it or not—worries about how donations will affect its balance sheet. The Ice Bucket Challenge definitely means a lot of good things for the ALS Association.

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