Idea Architects

JUNE 4, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. The proposed work involves having a consultant do individual interviews and offer recommendations, lead some training on interpersonal communication, and maybe provide some ongoing process consultation.

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Leadership insight.right when you need it. Our organizations need deep expertise available to them. Open organizations embrace systems thinking when they design their structure and processes. Creating More Human Organizations. Leadership. December 2006 (10). November 2006 (9). October 2006 (8).

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Idea Architects

APRIL 18, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. We’ve been telling prospective volunteers about available leadership committees and positions and then asking if they are interested. Amazingly, very few associations or other nonprofit organizations do that.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. In Gallup terms, this is a strength to leverage, one that causes individuals to contribute vast amounts of their personal and professional resources in ways that benefit the profession, the organization, and its community.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

Fear and Loathing in Association Leadership. One who does it, Forrester CEO George Colony , diagnoses the problem like this: As time has passed, I have come to see fear as the greatest barrier to overcome — whether its in my decision-making, communication, tennis game, or in the setting of strategic direction.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Leadership insight.right when you need it. And I don’t think it’s a good venue for developing true, systemic leadership. Leadership of those committees will not be based on the control and authority of a “chair” (since when is a chair a powerful thing? Creating More Human Organizations. Consulting.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 27, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Communicate with participants: socialization and orientation to session. July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference. 9, New Orleans, NAHB Association Leadership Institute. Dec 2006 (3).

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Idea Architects

APRIL 9, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference. 9, New Orleans, NAHB Association Leadership Institute. Dec 2006 (3). Oct 2006 (1). Sep 2006 (4). Aug 2006 (3). Jul 2006 (2).

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Idea Architects

JUNE 22, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. While the debate rages on about whether or not strategic planning as a process is alive, dead, or on life support (see here , here , and here ), organizations must still craft strategy. Friday, June 22, 2012.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. 10 Tips for Engaging A Volunteer Community. Once we learn of those, we can then channel them to the appropriate opportunities within the organization. Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 13, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. What’s the state of their profession, industry, organization, department? What are the communication norms in their organization? July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 3, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. It is exactly how I see myself - I am happiest and do my best in helping other people and organizations use their strengths to create positive change in the world. Dec 2006 (3). Oct 2006 (1).

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A Lost Generation of Leadership? And hes saying the same thing in this interview that he said in Los Angeles--namely that we need a new generation of leaders to take over the organizations built by Boomers. A: I think we are going through a massive generational change in leadership. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

I blogged a bit about their 2006 study , so thought I would give the 2011 update a read as well. Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 25, 2014

In 2006, Hytner left his position as CEO of global ad firm Saatchi & Saatchi, opting instead to become a deputy chairman in the company. But that plays into Hytner’s point: We’ve gilded the CEO with so much status and glory that every other leadership position seems stigmatized. Richard Hytner gave up. Good for you.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

One key aspect to Mayos innovation infrastructure is its new Center for Innovation (CFI), which exists to help people across the organization take their new ideas to the next level of development. Giving employees the freedom to explore is definitely a culturual issue for any organization. Communication. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 11, 2011

If they’re anything like the people in my organization, they’re making decisions every day that carry strategic implications. Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. Does this describe the staff people in your association?

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 2, 2012

I started this adventure with the intention of exploring the impact of generational shift on the leadership of our organizations and, while we have certainly done that, we have explored a number of other topics as well. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks to Wikileaks, you can now expect that day to come when your most private and candid communications will appear for all to peruse. Which begs the question--how well would your association survive a "Wikileaks dump" of its private communications? Labels: Communication , Leadership , Social Media. Communication.

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AMR Management Services

MARCH 22, 2012

He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington in 2002 with a degree in Business Administration, and completed his Master of Science in Sport Administration from Eastern Kentucky University in 2006. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. Nursing Organizations Alliance.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

On September 14 he will be gathering together a group of association and other thought leaders for a half-day session on how organizations across our community can collaborate to accelerate the overall pace of innovation. Many of our organizations face common challenges. Communication. Leadership. Baby Boomers.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 27, 2011

The HBR blog is running a series on leadership lessons from the military. I think that’s a common story in the association world—people promoted to positions of leadership because of demonstrated excellence in managing programs. Labels: Leadership. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, June 27, 2011. Image source.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Heres another post from Harvard Business Reviews series on Imagining the Future of Leadership that caught my attention. Being an Xer is less about when you were born and more about how you think and how you approach problems and leadership. Labels: GenX Perspectives , Leadership. Communication. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

I had a fantastic opportunity this past Friday—an opportunity to take the principles and ideas about innovation that are being developed through my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives , and apply them in a real-world situation with a real-world organization.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Haque says more for-profit organizations are figuring this out and are getting better at delivering meaningful social experiences instead of just products and services. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5).

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

Back in November, the HBR blog ran a series of posts on "Leadership Lessons from the Military." And what Intent would you communicate to your subordinates? my Commanders Intent) is to: Organize events that engage members with the association and with each other. Labels: Association Management , Leadership. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 1, 2011

We launched Hourglass in February 2009 with the hope that it would be a conversation--a platform on which in leaders in Generation X and in the other generations could discuss the challenges of leadership itself. In part, we wanted to try and answer the question: Do generations really matter to leadership? Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

If youre following @hourglassblog on Twitter than you already know that I recently attended (and participated in) a session on innovation with ASAE’s Jennifer Blenkle at the Council for Manufacturing Associations Leadership Meeting. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

And what impact will that have on how you run your organization? If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public. One is about communication. Communication. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

As recently discussed on the Innovation Hub for Associations, innovation is fundamentally about change, and Schrage is asking us to consider not the change we would make within our own organizations to be more innovative, but the change we can create in our marketplaces to better accept our innovative products. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

In it, she challenges the traditional wisdom many organizations have for customer loyalty programs. Would any of them "take a bullet" for the organization that employs me? Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. “Customer Loyalty” is a figment. Baby Boomers.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This is another one of those posts challenging the assumption that as Millennials storm their way into the workforce theyre going to radically change the landscape and force organizations to adapt to their idiosyncratic ideals in order to harness their power and survive. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Hearing everyones name and the organizations they work for is not enough. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. Innovation Needs "Leadership from Behind" ► May. (5). Im not questioning your competency by asking questions. Socializing is important.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

I couldnt help but notice the similarities between this list and the Principles of Innovation recently drafted by the WSAE Innovation Task Force, including "an innovation culture led from the top of the organization" and "the commitment of resources to a process of innovation." Communication. Leadership. Daring to Lead 2006.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Listen to how Erickson describes the new equation that she says will form the basis of trust between corporations and workers in the decades ahead: The organization will provide interesting and challenging work. Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Daring to Lead 2006. The Art of Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

Listening up means empowering as many people inside your organization as possible to spend time talking to your customers to have those conversations, and empowering them to talk to one another openly. How many people are there in your organization? Communication. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

But I want to focus in on the underlying concept--that for an innovation process to succeed, it must align with the organizations culture and way of thinking. Thats an important lesson for any association executive interested in increasing the ability of their organization to generate and execute innovative ideas. Communication.

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