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My Top 5 Blog Posts of 2016

Eric Lanke

In laying out the guidelines that govern our activities, I realize that only one term makes any sense--association management. How can you possibly chart a course of action for an entire year? Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley The second newcomer to this year's list, this was originally posted way back in October 2011.

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Do the Right Thing: A Conversation About Ethics

Associations Now

The right thing to do isn’t always clear—but guidelines like the ASAE Standards of Conduct can point in the right direction. Ethical questions arise in almost every endeavor that organizations, and of course individuals, undertake every day. Many people would say, “Of course, we all do those things every day.” Act fairly.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #21: How to.

Idea Architects

A good general guideline is that the longer the session, the longer the closure segment. Ill be leading an open registration full-day course on The Art of Facilitation: How to Maximize Individuals Contributions and Commitments on Tuesday, August 21, in Washington, DC, for the American Society of Association Executives. Dec 2011 (6).

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Association Blames Western Retailers for Bangladesh Factory Collapse

Associations Now

Retailers, including Wal-Mart, GAP, and JCPenney, met in Germany on April 29 to resume talks on improving factory conditions in Bangladesh that began in April 2011. Of course, by using every opportunity to minimize production costs—paying workers less and not caring about workplace safety.”

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The Member-Termination Dilemma

Associations Now

ASAE developed such a set of guidelines in 2011.). And, of course, just by simple odds, more terminations of membership means more chances for legal challenges, which is all the more reason to develop a thorough policy and process. It supports the profession or the trade to have folks seen as good actors.”

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The Hourglass Blog: Culture Change is Hard Work

The Hourglass Blog

Wednesday, April 6, 2011. In addition, it recommends that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education provide better monitoring of duty hour limits and that residency review committees set guidelines for residents’ patient caseload. April 7, 2011 3:53 PM. April 11, 2011 8:06 PM. Daring to Lead 2011.

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Association Subculture: Authenticity in Association Governance.

Association Subculture

Sure, if certain guidelines are met. Of course they should and in fact, your bylaws should reflect their use. Of course not. ► 2011. (27). The Executive - If your executive director is vetting all prospective board members warning bells should be going off. Twitter Chitter Chatter. Oldies but Goodies. ► May.