GrowthZone

JUNE 7, 2022

Second, the FROM folks are much more demanding of the organization’s staff time. Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more.

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GrowthZone

JANUARY 10, 2023

Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more. He is the founder of the Chamber Focus Show and the Chamber Professionals Community Group on Facebook.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more. He is the founder of the Chamber Focus Show and the Chamber Professionals Community Group on Facebook.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 18, 2021

You would introduce them to your board and staff. Over the past ten years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more. You would just focus on them and their needs.

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Achurch

APRIL 13, 2022

Involve staff in workplace conversations. Instead, keep a continual dialogue going with staff as you go through this process. Ask staff which activities are best done in the office and which are best done at home. Gather for quarterly or annual all-staff or team meetings and retreats. Read that again.

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Ungrated

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Community association management company CEOs and senior executives from around the country gathered this week at CAI’s 2021 CEO-MC Retreat in Boca Raton, Fla., to gain insights on tackling these challenges and finding solutions for retaining and engaging top talent.

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Associations Now

MAY 31, 2023

Learn More Highlights from the Virtual Association Network’s Fifth Benchmarking Survey related to staff benefits, logistics, and operational concerns will also be shared at ASAE’s upcoming Executive Leadership Forum , taking place June 4-6 in Vancouver, BC.

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SBI

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Company Retreat: Not knowing a global pandemic was right around the corner, we kicked off 2020 together with a company retreat last January. Training & Education for Our Staff: Working from home gave our staff additional time in the day without a commute. We are so proud of them!

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

What I’ve Discovered Through 12 years of Facilitating Board Retreats & Strategic Planning: All chambers are sitting on gold mines. by Frank Kenny. They all have huge potential. They just do not realize it. Let me share with you some of the strengths of your chamber and this industry. You have a virtual monopoly in your area.

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GrowthZone

MARCH 12, 2021

It can include a staff intro with photos of the team, titles, and maybe a little about them. The new member should feel like they are being invited into the family; first from the staff and now from the board. It’s important that they establish relationships with the other members, not just the organization’s staff.

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Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2020

Earlier this month, association leadership consultant Lowell Aplebaum, CAE, helped coordinate a day-and-a-half leadership retreat for the board of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). You have to be paying attention to who has spoken, who is engaged, and who hasn’t spoken. That can build cohesion in the group.”.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As many as five tiers of responsibility (junior positions, middle managers, executive staff, committees, and the board of directors) are not unusual. All staff members are empowered to contribute ideas. The dynamic between volunteer leaders and the staff is a common bottleneck. Teams are engaged and proud of their work.

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GrowthZone

JULY 14, 2021

Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more. He is the founder of the Chamber Focus Show and the Chamber Professionals Community Group on Facebook.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 13, 2019

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Do people genuinely like each other?

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Associations Now

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, the CEO can weave the topic into conversations during the next board retreat or include a question about how prospective volunteer leaders want to be recognized in board-nomination materials. Ask members to call one another or ask staff if they have capacity to call a member and say thank you.

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Ungrated

AUGUST 3, 2020

Our staff went from collaborating face-to-face to remote work. We canceled classroom education courses and the Annual Conference, moved the upcoming CEO-MC Retreat to a virtual format , and placed more emphasis on webinars and virtual courses. Like many of you, CAI was thrust into a virtual world.

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Portage Group

AUGUST 15, 2012

It can be hard to focus on being innovative, creative and strategic during a staff meeting or board retreat when the sun is shining and the patio beckons. Here are a few ideas to help get the creative juices flowing at your next retreat or meeting: But alas, the work of associations never stops.

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Portage Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It may sound obvious, but if you want creativity from your staff, you have to ask for it. Encourage your staff to always be thinking about ways to do things more effectively or to come up with new ideas and approaches altogether. Brain Retreats Consider putting together an annual brain retreat for your staff.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 28, 2019

To help prepare for the conversation, my staff had put together a short briefing presentation that our Board leader or the lead staff person could give to the task force. Staff brings their plan of action and the Board rubber stamps it. What are we going to talk about for the other eighty-nine minutes?

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GrowthZone

JULY 19, 2022

Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more. He is the founder of the Chamber Focus Show and the Chamber Professionals Community Group on Facebook.

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GrowthZone

JULY 17, 2018

Will it be a retreat or a meeting? Will there be an opportunity to introduce the staff? There are dozens of ways to format it and many decisions to be made. Get the Field Guide to Board Orientation for. a step-by-step plan. . What is the orientation plan? Does it need to be done remotely? Are you using a facilitator?

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GrowthZone

MARCH 8, 2022

So much the better, as each tier requires a larger monetary investment and generally consumes less staff time. Over the past 10 years, Frank has helped hundreds of chambers reach their goals with staff and member training, strategic planning, board retreats and orientations, social media, digital marketing, technology, and more.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

It''s been fashionable for some to rename staff or board retreats as advances , presumably to signal the gathering''s intention and desired impact. What does increase the odds of advancing more from any retreating you do are better design principles for the actual event. Too often, retreats are designed as isolated events.

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World Class Boards

APRIL 3, 2018

Let’s review the traditional strategic planning methodology paradigm: At the annual (or 3-year) strategic planning retreat, the board sets broad goals and objectives that it believes are aligned with the mission/vision. Staff and committees establish performance metrics that align with the objectives.

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World Class Boards

APRIL 3, 2018

Let’s review the traditional strategic planning methodology paradigm: At the annual (or 3-year) strategic planning retreat, the board sets broad goals and objectives that it believes are aligned with the mission/vision. Staff and committees establish performance metrics that align with the objectives.

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 24, 2017

We're beginning to rev up for our annual strategic board retreat. As a quick summary, the Strategy Agenda is how the board defines the expected outcomes of the organization, and the Operational Plan is how the staff defines the activities we will pursue in order to achieve them. Not sure what I mean by those terms?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When researchers asked employees which activities were effective, valuable, or enjoyable, the bonding experiences that fared best were volunteer days, company retreats, and work-sponsored events where alcohol was served. Volunteer days are a way for people to give back to their communities,” Solum said.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Along with the staff, the board is your most significant human resource. During a development retreat, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We We also explored their relationship with the staff and how it might evolve.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2013

Eric Lanke lays down some wisdom he gained from preparing for the NFPA staff retreat. “ Our overall objective as staff is NOT serving our members. Employee loyalty: it’s not rocket science. I particularly appreciate the emphasis on having a good manager. My favorite piece? ” BAM.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2018

Because staff turnover challenges effectiveness and poor morale does not inspire staff to move the organization’s forward to great heights. Enough staff to cover work or prioritize work flows. Encourage staff to take breaks, go outside to get fresh air. Use surveys to find out what staff need.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

A: My staff knows that if they ever see someone at one of our events who is standing alone, they MUST go up and introduce themselves, have a conversation and introduce the “loner” to at least one other person. Are you a crammer, or do you like to plan ahead? A: I plan ahead to cram.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

A: My staff knows that if they ever see someone at one of our events who is standing alone, they MUST go up and introduce themselves, have a conversation and introduce the “loner” to at least one other person. Are you a crammer, or do you like to plan ahead? A: I plan ahead to cram.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In reviewing the suggested revisions that four of my staff members had made to the draft values statement that had come out of staff retreat, I had identified what I perceived to the common concerns and priorities of the people most willing to participate in the process. In my final synthesis, I decided to focus on four.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

I witnessed this phenomenon in a retreat I recently facilitated. A staff member, eager to get feedback from board members, posed that simple question: "What do you think?" In a relatively short time the staff member had what she needed and we moved on to the next agenda item.

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Portage Group

AUGUST 15, 2012

It can be hard to focus on being innovative, creative and strategic during a staff meeting or board retreat when the sun is shining and the patio beckons. What other approaches do you use to get your association staff or board to think outside of the box? But alas, the work of associations never stops.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

At this month’s Leaders Retreat, ASAE presented a research brief titled “Drivers of Change” first published in August 2017 about changes most likely to affect associations in the coming years. Photo by Chris Leipelt on Unsplash. Do you agree with this list of priority drivers of change?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

For me, TEC is like a reunion, camp and retreat combined in one. ASAE Small Staff Association Professionals Book Club. Organizer: ASAE Small Staff Association Professionals Community. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Will I see you at ASAE TEC next week?

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