Principled Innovation

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

I find it remarkable that it is February 2013, and I am still reading magazine articles advising associations to create strategic plans every five or six years, and encouraging leaders to review those plans just once a year. This post originally appeared last Wednesday on the ResultsDirect AssociationCentric Blog.

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Principled Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The article appears in the August/September 2012 issue of Association Magazine, the official publication of the Canadian Society of Association Executives. The article appears in the current issue of Association Magazine, published by the Canadian Society of Association Executives.

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Principled Innovation

JULY 23, 2012

Each of these six discussions will focus on the business model of one of “ The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies ,” as selected by Fast Company magazine earlier this year. Monday’s discussions will focus on Apple (8:45 am-9:15 am CDT) and Google (9:15 am-9:45 am CDT).

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Principled Innovation

MARCH 1, 2013

The magazine has given the article the title, “Trapped in The Past,” although I refer to it as “Five Reasons Why Boards Are Killing Association Business Models.” My brand new Associations Now article on boards and business models is now available online.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2013

” This talk, based on the Jeff’s forthcoming article in Associations Now Magazine, will help association leaders better understand board mindsets and actions that run counter to business model success, and will present “next practices” for more capable business model stewardship at the board level.

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Principled Innovation

JUNE 3, 2013

Membership isn’t a real relationship for the vast majority of association stakeholders, but a one-size-fits-all offer that involves little more than a magazine subscription and a once-a-year credit card transaction. +Why should your current and future stakeholders want to have a relationship with your association?

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Principled Innovation

JUNE 9, 2012

This post appears as an article in the May/June 2012 issue of Success by Association , the magazine of Association Executives of North Carolina. You can download a PDF of the article (512 KB). If your association would like permission to republish this article, please submit a request through the P.I.

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