Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 31, 2015

Cora Geujen, director of event planning, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa. Q & A with Cora Geujen, director of event planning, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa. Q: If you could live someone else’s life for day, who would it be, and why? A: Princess Catharine’s of course. For the hair and wardrobe. Q: What’s your spirit animal, and why? A: The first animal that popped into my mind was a tigress; I’m fierce when needed, protective of my team and always in the background to keep informe

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 31, 2015

Two weeks ago I wrote about the link between our Board's Strategy Agenda--the document that defines what our association will achieve and how we will measure that success--and our Operational Plan--a document owned by me and my staff that defines how the association will go about achieving that success. This week I want to write more about the elements that make up our Operational Plan.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

The desks and cubes you set up for your employees shouldn’t be afterthoughts. But be cautious about workplace arrangements that promise loads of collaboration and productivity data. We’ve fixated plenty on how leaders can manage employees, hire and fire employees, evaluate employees, and inspire employees. In the meantime, we haven’t thought a whole lot about the simple business of how employees sit at their desks.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 31, 2015

How financially sustainable is your conference? Too often the metrics we use for our conferences are lagging indicators—inputs and outputs. We measure our P&L, attendance, sponsorship, exhibitors and attendee satisfaction. But that is not enough! We need to measure leading indicators. The VCC team gets asked repeatedly how to know if a conference is successful or not.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

The video is the latest resource to come out of the IT industry group’s push to get more young girls interested in the field as a career choice. It also aims to end stereotypes of IT as being open only to men. Close your eyes and imagine someone who works in the IT industry. Did you picture a man or a woman? This is one of the questions a new video from the IT trade association CompTIA asks in an effort to edge out the stereotype that the IT industry isn’t a place for women.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

A proposed bill that would boost privacy rights for students is far too broad, according to the trade group that represents many online tech firms. The issue of student privacy—particularly, what education companies and data miners can do with student information—has been getting a lot of attention in recent months. At the state level, attempts to address student-privacy protections have proliferated: 182 student-data-privacy bills have been introduced in 46 states so far this year, according to

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Wired4Leadership

AUGUST 31, 2015

How do you lead ad hoc teams to do great things? If you asked five people from different divisions or departments within your organization to come together to launch a strategic event involving your CEO, department heads, multiple vendors, outside groups, and unique media demands with three or four days notice, could they do it? … Continue reading Five Tips for Leading Ad Hoc Teams → You are reading Five Tips for Leading Ad Hoc Teams from the Wired 4 Leadership blog.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

Tech-enabled ride-sharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft are the buzzy transportation options these days, but the trusty rental car remains the vehicle of choice for many business travelers. One reason, the Global Business Travel Association notes, is that corporate travel policies haven’t caught up with the times. When many business travelers get off the plane, they skip the taxi or the chauffeured bus and head right to the car-rental counter.

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Plexus Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2015

Plexus Clients Achieved Growth far Above Market Norms During the three years immediately following the onset of the Great Recession from 2009 to 2011 thirty-nine nonprofit organizations that were already growing strongly increased their annual growth rates by an average of 4% after using the management consulting services of Washington, DC-based Plexus Consulting Group, LLC (Plexus).

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

The nation’s roads are more packed now than they’ve ever been, according to a new report out of Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute. Several associations are using the report’s findings to push their message. An improving job market and cheaper gas prices are nothing to complain about. But a new study out of the Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute (TTI) shows that those positive numbers lead to one major problem: increased traffic congestion.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

What’s really driving nonprofit workers up the wall? One member of the community speaks out. Plus: The worst airports in the world, ranked. The world of nonprofits is as exciting and as dynamic as ever, with a seemingly endless supply of innovation fueling organizations far and wide. But in spite of this, those in the sector just have to vent sometimes, and that’s exactly what Rainier Valley Corps Executive Director Vu Le does in this post on Blue Avocado. “Nine Nonprofit Trend

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

A reproducibility project carried out by the Center for Open Science found that more than half of the published psychology studies it reviewed could not be successfully duplicated. What can associations learn from the findings and apply to their own research? Conducting research is an essential way that many associations serve their industry. It’s imperative then to ensure that the research is conducted fairly and responsibly.

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