The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Let’s talk strategy. Staff does operations and Board does strategy. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Don’t waste the Boards time on operations. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Meet Your Bloggers.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

First dates are all about strategies that both parties can agree to but which wont help them learn if the date was effective. Thats practically a mission statement for some associations. Dan calls this "bad equilibrium"--a strategy that doesnt result in a positive outcome for anyone. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

As part of our effort to develop an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community, we want to provide a way for associations to determine where they are on the continuum of innovative practice, and plug them into a set of proven strategies tailored for their own position. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

As part of our effort to develop an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community, we want to provide a way for associations to determine where they are on the continuum of innovative practice, and plug them into a set of proven strategies tailored for their own position. Precise strategy.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

The blogger, Michael Beer , thinks Ludwigs strategy of openness and transparency is rare among senior executives, but will necessarily characterize the leaders of the future. Ed Ludwig.allows people to speak truth to power, which is difficult — lower levels are hesitant to tell the truth and upper management are threatened by it.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

Part of what wed like to do is learn about the key strategic and tactical challenges associated with bringing innovation to your association and the hundreds of other associations in our community. By aggregating this information together, well be better positioned to develop successful strategies for overcoming them.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 6, 2011

Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Don't Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

If you were to consciously use Commanders Intent for a specific situation in your association, what would it be? And what Intent would you communicate to your subordinates? My Commanders Intent when it comes to our conferences is to make sure our members are interacting with each other and with the association. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

At the end of it, we made the following commitment: Each of us will commit to a specific objective in our own organization that increases our use of co-creation or participatory decision-making in program development of strategy setting. Develop a report on our experiences to share with the broader association community.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Remember that our long term goal here is to create an evidence-based model for innovation in the association community, one replete with tested and practical strategies for how to "do" innovation in an association. Association Management. Communication. Photo Source and backstory. at 5:23 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Theres more work ahead for the Task Force as we begin to flesh out the details of these three levels, looking to work with organizations that have developed successful strategies for each objective. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Has anyone read it?

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 16, 2011

In my current world of trade associations I see the same dynamic, and my strategy with these businesses is simply to put them on a watch list, waiting for a change in leadership at the top that may signal a willingness to take another look. Labels: Association Management , Membership. Association Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

I thought it was an awesome perspective--and an important push-back against the de facto data-driven strategies that seem to overwhelm so many association experiments. Labels: Association Management , Innovation. I learn a lot at the association receptions, nearly as much as from studying economic statistics.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Better, says Govindarajan, to create a separate innovation team, let them tackle the problems and develop creative solutions, and then manage the inevitable conflict that will rise when the innovators try to thrust their ideas on the performers for implementation. Association Management. Communication. About This Blog.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

In addition to being a great networking site, we will be using the levels of innovation readiness described in our white paper (and here , here and here on Hourglass) to structure and conduct facilitated conversations in this community, with the hope that they will help us identify and validate practical strategies for innovative practice.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The boards dont ensure that the organization has a sound strategy, they tolerate mediocrity in management, they dont hold the organization accountable for results, and they dont ensure that resources are adequate to accomplish goals. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Guest Bloggers.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

With that as his context, in this post he rips into traditional mechanisms of marketing, espousing a new strategy for engaging with customers, something he calls "listening up." And throughout, by simply substituting "members" for "customers" he provides a recipe for how association professionals can address the Catch-22 of innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

If your top leadership does NOT embrace innovation, then the long and sometimes painful process of culture change is the prescription you need to take in order to bring innovation to your association. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. About This Blog.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Don't Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Don't Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I dont remember if this is a phrase she actually used, but I came away from her comments thinking of Generation X as the "IF" Generation--a group of self-reliant option seekers who habitually explore multiple strategies and go with what works rather than what is idealogically determined. Association Management. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

In this environment, associations have developed several successful strategies for identifying common objectives, creating partnerships, and dealing with dissension and debate—all based on helping diverse constituencies focus on the elements that unite them. Association Management. Communication. Umair Haque.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

By examining how innovation is successfully employed by the organizations profiled we hope to identify practical strategies for applying innovation in the association environment. Weve now examined enough case studies where we feel ready to start writing a "white paper" on innovation for the association community.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 31, 2011

Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Don't Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

I wrote before how narrating your work is a very smart strategy because it lets you be helpful to others, and also increases the chances that they can help you. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Its worth a read. He identifies two problems. About This Blog.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

That’s what the WSAE Task Force on Innovation concluded in its white paper, and that’s why WSAE has decided to launch an online community (formal announcement coming soon) where crowd-sourced discussions can take place—discussions focused on identifying successful strategies for overcoming barriers in these three areas.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Moreover, I think many of those leaders skew towards the age range that puts them in Generation X, because testing your assumptions, hedging your bets, and coming up with alternate strategies is a natural tendency for many in that generation. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Newer Post.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 18, 2011

Or maybe its a blogger who has critical things to say about what your association does. Whoever it is, if they are more connected with your membership than your leadership is, youd better find a way to get their market intelligence into your strategy discussions. Association Management. Communication. Image source.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Based on the innovation principles and processes I had been exposed to in the for-profit world, there surely was an adaptation to those models that could made for associations. Now, almost two years later, Im more confident than ever that associations can be innovative and can find ways to make innovation work for them. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

In my defense, I personally know a lot of Xers who seem to have chosen option 3 as their preferred strategy, but I'll admit that the smartest (and bravest) people of all generations choose option 2. Association Management. Communication. Daring to Lead 2006. Association Subculture. Frank Fortin.

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