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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. You could assess how people were communicating, determine where the vibe registered on the stress meter, and take the opportunity to connect personally with employees. Your team should have up-to-date hardware and software.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Leaders who promote professional development and education of all kinds also encourage teams to bring an expansive perspective to their work. Don’t be a team in name only.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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Despite the novelty, we were interviewing some of the most forward-thinking leaders in our community. More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. In 2005, when Highroad was one of the few virtual businesses, the concept raised some eyebrows. Today, the idea is more mainstream. What are the lessons learned?

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How to Drive High Donor Retention Rates with Text Messaging

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The answer is with a strong text messaging strategy. Text messaging is one of the best communication tools in nonprofits’ disposal, allowing organizations to reach supporters directly with personalized messaging. Building up a robust contact list is easy when you have a strong multichannel marketing strategy.

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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Association Adviser

Communication breaks down. Consider the most common pitfalls associations face implementing strategy. They include lack of detailed planning and accountability, unclear expectations and prioritization, and poor communication and coordination. Specifically, SPICE stands for scan, plan, implement, communicate and evaluate.

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Betsy Bair Joins Velvet Chainsaw

Velvet Chainsaw

VCC is excited to welcome Betsy Bair, Vice President, Strategic Narratives to the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting team! To better resonate with target attendees, most of our clients are embracing new and more agile attendance acquisition and communication strategies. She’s a perfect complement for our team and company culture.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: The Whole.

Idea Architects

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Sometimes its a matter of different communication styles (think Myers-Briggs or DiSC); sometimes it is assuming people connect the dots on their own more than might be the case. Nov 2005 (1). Oct 2005 (1).