The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Born in 2006 as the brainchild of Dr. Nick LaRusso, the CFI was first called the SPARC Lab (with the acronym standing for its methodology: see, plan, act, refine, and communicate). But those explorations have to be communicated and leveraged so that the organization can take best advantage of them. Communication. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

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. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. How to Tell if You Have a Bad Board. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

And where should I find inspiration for how to resolve this conundrum? Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. How to Tell if You Have a Bad Board. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Your members cant know what that next innovation is because it doesnt yet exist in their world.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

And what Intent would you communicate to your subordinates? My first thing I remember being taught how to do at my first association job was filling out the form the accounting department needed in order to cash the checks coming in for exhibit space. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

.” So “the silent, sullen boy at the mall’s game store may be next in line for an underemployed, lonely adulthood if we don’t teach him how to maintain effective social contacts with others.” Labels: Millennial Perspectives , Social Media. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

Trying to put myself in the shoes of our typical association member, a realized that a thoughtful response--the kind on which we would like to base our action--would require them to gather information from different parts of their organization and give some thought as to how to compose that information into the format we were seeking.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

• “If I don’t figure out how to harness technology to streamline what we do and deliver better service to my members, online competitors are going to leave me in the dust.” Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. How to Tell if You Have a Bad Board. ► 2009. (61). ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Like a lot of articles about generations in the workplace, this one calls X out as being particularly motivated--to a degree not seen in Boomers or Millennials--by a quest for "work/life balance." Theres a reason why work/life balance is a particular concern of Xers and not Boomers or Millennials. When I read that it hit me.

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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. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2009. (61). Baby Boomers.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

You probably know more about what to do and how to do than she does. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2009. (61). But today’s and increasingly tomorrow’s boss is likely not older than you. Baby Boomers. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 6, 2011

It succinctly states one of the fundamental challenges that medical residents face in learning how to be specialists—the long duty hours they are forced to work without sleep. Who are they to tell me how to train my residents? I learned how to be a specialist this way, and by god, so will they! Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 12, 2011

Boomers, Xers and Millennials all have a role to play in creating new systems of leadership, and each brings a unique perspective that, when integrated, can make the system stronger and more sustainable that any system based on a single generations ideals. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

There is a common body of innovation knowledge we can all draw from--things that have been shown to help and things that have been shown to hurt--but it is up to each one of us to study that body of knowledge and figure out how to apply it in our own situations. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials.

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