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More Innovative or More Secure? Ask Your Board

Associations Now

Good thing, too, because cybersecurity and innovation are often at odds. This reflects a change in mindset, according to the Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight 2020 [PDF], a guidebook for boards recently released by NACD and the Internet Security Alliance. The post More Innovative or More Secure?

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Making Conference Conversations Less Ephemeral

Elevating Engagement

During the last handful of presentations I have given, I have been experimenting with helping the participants create a handbook of what we learned and the ideas they want to try. After some light editing and formatting, a handy handbook is born! For virtual events, participants write their answers into the chat.

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Lunchtime Links: Throw Away Your Best-Practices Handbook

Associations Now

How following industry best practices could hinder innovation. Holtzclaw, CEO of Laddering Works, writes for Inc.com that if you’re following best practices, you could lose an innovative touch and diverge from what your members actually need—or you could remain average. Also: Have a long to-do list?

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Book: The Network Weaver Handbook

Beth Kanter

My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook. The Network Weaver Handbook is designed to give you skills and resources you need to build effective and innovative networks. Order it here.

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Three Reasons Your AMC’s Culture is Important

SBI

Culture drives innovation. For example, if an AMC hasn’t embraced technological innovation for itself, the odds it will embrace technology for a client are lower. How can a board better determine if an AMC prioritizes innovation? Of course, there is a caveat: an AMC can only drive innovation within an association so far.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.4.16

Reid All About it

– Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook. Learn how to evaluate your existing handbook, create a living document that helps both paid and volunteer staff be better informed and know what’s expected of them, deal with challenging volunteers, and create a stronger framework for your volunteer engagement program.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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These are a few of the documents that can be included in online welcome handbooks: Bylaws. By instilling the willingness to experiment and explore as a routine part of board service, you can turn your team away from the status quo and toward a more innovative future. You can, and should, also provide written guidance.