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MARCH 17, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011. Fear and Loathing in Association Leadership. This one is about "social" CEOs — leaders of multinational corporations who are comfortable with social media. And it poses an interesting challenge for those of us who run associations. March 18, 2011 8:38 AM. at 8:36 PM.

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JANUARY 2, 2012

2011 has drawn to a close, and that means its time to close up shop here at The Hourglass Blog. Despite my September 2011 announcement that I was moving to a new blog, traffic here at Hourglass has remained strong, allowing 2011 to post some of the best numbers in the blogs history. Association Management.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Seeing New Social Opportunities. In my own crazy little adventure in social media I’m exposed to a lot of thoughts and opinions and it takes me time to weed through them and figure out which have something to say and which are just saying something. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it.

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DECEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. To see my reasons why click here. at 7:00 AM.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Monday, December 19, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. To see my reasons why click here. at 7:00 AM.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. What Race for Relevance Inadvertently Taught Me About Committees. About This Blog.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Monday, December 5, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Calling Everyone (Not Just Boomers): Which Battle Are You Fighting? About This Blog.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Monday, November 28, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. To see my reasons why click here.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Things Ive Learned from Being a Board Member. To see my reasons why click here.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Which Committee Are You On? To see my reasons why click here. has just gone up there.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Monday, November 7, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Secrets of Innovation. To see my reasons why click here. Posted by Eric Lanke.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Race for Relevance is a Negotiating Position. To see my reasons why click here.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Sunday, February 20, 2011. A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. February 22, 2011 8:49 AM.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Association 141+. Thursday, December 8, 2011. Working in the Association World - Love It. ASAE is running a free Introduction to Association Careers Day in Washington, DC on December 14, 2011 if you are in town - check it out! You may just find that you love the association world too! ▼ 2011. (15).

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Tuesday, August 2, 2011. is the bane of association leadership. The WIFM idea is very well established and will continue to have a place in discussions regarding the value proposition we offer to member-citizens in associations. August 31, 2011 12:06 PM. August 31, 2011 12:57 PM. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011. In my first post of 2011 I issued a kind of challenge to GenX association professionals. Labels: Generational Diversity in the Workplace , GenX Perspectives , Jennifer Alluisi , Social Media. skip to main | skip to sidebar. The GenX Bridge. Posted by Eric Lanke. at 8:35 PM.

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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. Millennials arent any different. Millennial: Yes we are!

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011. Labels: Social Media. 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. January 7, 2011 11:44 AM. January 7, 2011 3:12 PM.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Monday, August 1, 2011. Thats certainly what it feels like with the ASAE Annual Meeting next week and the WSAE-sponsored National Summit on Association Innovation five short weeks after that. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Same Goes for Board Agendas. Heres something thought-provoking from Hugh MacLeod.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Monday, September 5, 2011. Possible opportunities for adaptation to association management, maybe? Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). Millennials Are the New Slackers.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011. Taking a Bullet for Your Association. Theres a really critical lesson for association professionals in this guest post on Hugh MacLeods blog from Kathy Sierra. Their loyalty is not to our products, but to the way the association can help them realize a better vision of themselves and their industry.

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APRIL 11, 2011

Monday, April 11, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Strategic Corporal. Heres an interesting HBR post about something the U.S. Membership.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Saturday, 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. Photo source.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

As I prepare to meet the new frontier that will be 2011, Im going to do my best not to treat Wikileaks as a cautionary tale, and not retreat from being who I am online, seeking engagement with others also committed to being their authentic selves. Labels: Communication , Leadership , Social Media. Association Management.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011. Its a question, I know, that never even occurs to leaders in many associations. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Monday, October 17, 2011. Ive been in association management for 18 years now. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Heres a quick story.

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JULY 11, 2010

Labels: Association Management. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. Association Subculture. ► 2011. (61). Posted by Eric Lanke. at 1:18 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). Are You Looking Forward to 2011? skip to main | skip to sidebar. Innovating 20% of the Time. Let me summarize.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011. If you dont know Jeff, he has been talking about the need for associations to embrace innovation for as long as I can remember, which means hes probably been talking about it even longer than that. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials.

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MAY 26, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011. This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media.

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JUNE 12, 2011

Sunday, June 12, 2011. This is the fourth and final part of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. Labels: Association Management , Governance , Innovation , Jeff De Cagna. Association Management.

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JULY 5, 2010

And how, I wonder, will the Millennials who embrace this methodology be treated? Labels: GenX Perspectives , Millennial Perspectives. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ► 2011. (61).

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APRIL 26, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Labels: Association Management , Innovation. I learn a lot at the association receptions, nearly as much as from studying economic statistics. April 27, 2011 1:07 PM. April 27, 2011 7:28 PM. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011. February 28, 2011 11:16 AM. My big takeaway is that association boards and executives need to develop the capacity for asking tough questions, beause that's the only time that real progress gets made. March 1, 2011 12:36 PM. Association Management. Management.

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MAY 16, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Brand Humility. Theres a reason why people follow Seth Godins blog. About This Blog.

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MAY 11, 2011

Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Social Media. Daring to Lead 2011. ▼ 2011. (61). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Like Sands Through the Hourglass.

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