Eric Lanke

JUNE 24, 2019

Preferred" or not, we all make the reservation online, we all choose our options, we all enter our drivers license and credit card information. Why, in this day and age, is the process of renting a car anything other than the "preferred" experience? How long would that registrant stay a member of that association?

Products 113

Products Process Conference Member Engagement 113

Eric Lanke

JANUARY 22, 2018

When people click, they go directly to a simple landing page that immediately or almost immediately asks for three critical pieces of information: Who are you, how much do you want to give, and what's your credit card number? Messages cluttered with dozens of other asks and requests for information.

millennials 100

millennials Communications Innovation Social Media 100

Eric Lanke

AUGUST 24, 2015

They give us on-the-ground information about the world of our members and it facilitates greater loyalty between the member and the association. Perhaps it is information. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. Perhaps it is prestige.

Maine 100

Maine Organization Member Engagement 100

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

It's essentially a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, updated a few times a year by a designated staff person, who, admittedly, has to pull information from a variety of different people and places in our organization to do it.

Process 100

Process System Software Cost 100

Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 29, 2018

I did just a little homework before the session, familiarizing myself with some of the latest information I had on the breakout's subject. I even put some of that information together in a few slides, but I wasn't sure I was going to use them. It wasn't much to go on, but it was enough.

Conference 138

Conference Maine Course Project 138

Eric Lanke

JUNE 23, 2014

What are you going to do when you present confidential information?" As a trade association, we do have some information we consider private and confidential. The contact information of the people working for our member companies. "Well," he said, looking at the SmartBoard projector we have hanging on one of the walls.

Conference 100

Conference Project Products Report 100

Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 11, 2017

They inform on our strategic direction, but they also make it clear that we can't effectively execute the necessary programs without their input and direction. Programs must be designed before they can be executed, and their design has to be informed by the needs of the members themselves. I'm pretty pleased with the documents.

Committee 100

Committee Guidelines Strategy Review 100

Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Years of financial information is in the old format, and when the first change occurs, no one in their right mind would suggest scrapping the system that supports and maintains that information. Our motivation for building and maintaining this system has been legitimate: the desire to be able to compare apples to apples.

System 100

System Conference Report Strategy 100

Eric Lanke

JUNE 11, 2018

It was new information to me, and I was less familiar with it. But sometimes, it seems, it is the best place to deliver information that connects with an audience. + + + This post first appeared on Eric Lanke's blog , an association executive and author. And that's what I did. Except something even more unexpected happened.

Conference 140

Conference Review Technology Project 140

Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 13, 2014

It gives us a wealth of information about what responders think about our strategic direction and our programs and services. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. Associations Innovation'

Survey 100

Survey Innovation 100

Eric Lanke

MAY 20, 2019

We don't have much of a public relations or advocacy focus, but as the trade association representing the fluid power industry, it feels wrong not having some information up there about what it is and what it does in the market. They already know what fluid power is. Here's the problem, though.

Newsletter 145

Newsletter Content Technology Industry 145

Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Not on their first day, when anything you say is likely to get lost in the noise of new experiences and information, but after three months, when the employee has had a chance to see how the organization actually functions? What do they do with the information we provide? Which programs do they find valuable? Image Source [link].

Leadership 100

Leadership Industry Communications Conference 100

Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The information the facilitator presented was interesting, but I was suspicious of its value for us and our Board. I was worried , one Board member said in a comment typical of others. But once we started talking about how we wanted to live those values, everything just clicked.

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Proposal Team 138

Eric Lanke

MARCH 23, 2015

4 We share information openly and proactively, demonstrating an understanding that our actions impact others. They share information, they keep their commitments, they act in ways that values not the short-term goal, but the long-term relationship. We know our part in the big picture. We understand our members'' world.

Team 100

Team Communications Leadership Products 100

Eric Lanke

APRIL 20, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. We know who are members are, we know the value of the products we offer them, we know what we want to achieve from each meeting. There is no them. Image Source [link]. Associations Leadership'

Leadership 100

Leadership Products Marketing 100

Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Information is one thing. We can gather a lot of information about a lot of our members. But how will we decide when to act on that information? For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. Associations Innovation'

Innovation 100

Innovation Examples Products Industry 100

Eric Lanke

APRIL 15, 2013

The internet has affected our industry in many similar ways, not only making our knowledge and intelligence services more accessible, but giving our members access to more information that doesn''t necessarily come from our association. If you read this blog through Google Reader, please find another way of accessing the feed after July 1.

Industry 100

Industry Leadership Course Conference 100

Eric Lanke

JULY 15, 2019

In that case, it is the crazy set that actually provides more reliable and predictive information to the organization. Remember that the next time you're in a group that seems to be arguing over the right way to do things.

Project 113

Project System Organization Strategy 113

Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. And doing something, even if It is not the right thing to do, is always part of the process of determining what the right thing is. Image Source [link].

Process 100

Process Leadership 100

Eric Lanke

MAY 25, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. And executing effectively on that decision takes even more time. You need to take it. Even if it is only a second or two. + + + This post was written by Eric Lanke, an association executive, blogger and author.

Strategy 100

Strategy Leadership 100

Eric Lanke

JUNE 10, 2019

Her purpose in speaking, after all, is not to just relay information, but to teach me something new. + + + This post first appeared on Eric Lanke's blog , an association executive and author. Whenever this happens, I usually find myself asking if the speaker in question really understands her own content, or the audience she is speaking to.

Content 113

Content Case Study Industry Innovation 113

Eric Lanke

JANUARY 14, 2013

A lot of the writing the Kelleys do on the messy unknown focuses on the external world of your customer, and about how you need to venture forth into it, opening yourself up to new information and discovery. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com.

Course 100

Course System Communications Report 100

Eric Lanke

AUGUST 10, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. If you are, too, then you might want to do more to show others that you are. Image Source [link].

Tips 100

Tips Organization Leadership 100

Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Even when people act with the best of intentions, ambiguity about whose job it is to do certain tasks, or about who is making decisions on how to move forward, or about who needs to be informed or consulted about certain courses of action, will often lead to uncertainty and disagreements. Image Source [link]. Associations Core Values'

Leadership 100

Leadership Course Maine Organization 100

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Teamwork, in contrast--described as it was with behaviors like treating people with respect, being receptive to constructive criticism, and sharing information openly and proactively--seemed specifically designed to address some of the dysfunctional elements of our current culture. Admitting you weren''t innovative was easy.

Innovation 100

Innovation Review Process Organization 100

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Well, here''s a few paraphrased comments from one of these recent phone calls: It felt like we were there to address serious issues, and more importantly, we had the time and information we needed to address them. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com.

Resources 100

Resources Leadership Organization Strategy 100

Eric Lanke

AUGUST 26, 2013

Go here for more information and to register. Not the chair of a committee, but more of a confidential informant? For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. It''s going to be via conference call, so all are welcome to participate.

Member Engagement 100

Member Engagement Committee Communications Conference 100

Eric Lanke

JULY 27, 2015

We do have a program that is designed to connect middle school students to information about our industry and the technology it uses. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. How will we know we are doing that? Image Source [link].

Strategy 100

Strategy Technology Examples Products 100

Eric Lanke

MARCH 19, 2012

Building on that foundation, WSAE is now launching something called Innovation Circles : informal professional networks where people interested in exploring innovative approaches to specific issues do so and share their experiences with the broader community. Watch the WSAE Connected Community for more information. Mizz Information.

Member Engagement 100

Member Engagement Innovation Proposal Committee 100

Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. When you see your moment approaching, calm down, decide what you need to say, and speak slowly. Image Source [link].

Leadership 100

Leadership 100

Eric Lanke

JUNE 30, 2014

The chair made the information compelling--if for no other reason than he seemed to lay the recommendations directly in front of each and every Board member. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. I''ve seen these reports go bad before.

Leadership 100

Leadership Report Project 100

Eric Lanke

AUGUST 4, 2014

Communicating the right information, in the right way, without confusing or overwhelming your audience--it takes time. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. Now, after all those years of experience, I''d like to think that I''m much better at it.

Communications 100

Communications Leadership Process Conference 100

Eric Lanke

MAY 11, 2015

For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. You have to do this, because they won't do it for you. They don't have time. Do you? + + + This post was written by Eric Lanke, an association executive, blogger and author. Image Source [link].

Strategy 100

Strategy Leadership Products 100

Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The result is bits and pieces of information are stored in a range of places without a good way to find content after a project is complete. Yes, "bits and pieces of information. Additionally, because tools are not standardized, staff have no where to turn when they run into issues.

Innovation 100

Innovation Tools Technology Content 100

Eric Lanke

JANUARY 5, 2015

I''m thinking this week about the opening paragraph of this post from the Demand Perspective Blog: I am sure that hearing references to information technology as something that resides in an entirely different universe from the one the rest of the organization inhabits, is not new to most of us. Image Source [link].

Member Engagement 100

Member Engagement Social Media Maine Products 100

Eric Lanke

JULY 6, 2015

We clearly have a program where we engage with young people--specifically students in middle and high schools--and we know this program presents them with information about our industry. For more information, visit www.ericlanke.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com.

Leadership 100

Leadership Industry Revenue Conference 100

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

They had every right to expect to take home the top prize, yet, when informed what the prizes would be, and deciding that they'd rather have second place, they began to talk as if they had tried too hard.

Course 113

Course Team Products 113