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DECEMBER 8, 2011

Providing opportunities for engineers to meet to work on new green initiatives, continuing education so that regulators produce safer pharmaceuticals, certification so that companies know their new employees have the knowledge to do their job safely and well - association help with all of this and more. ► 2012. (9). Blog Archive.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012. It’s being open to numerous possibilities, having the discipline to experiment with conflicting strategies and moving quickly to embrace one of them when the direction of the market becomes clear.” Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. A lot of great stuff this week.

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The Hourglass Blog

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. Millennials want truth and equality in the workplace.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The Education Committee. If your association is an association of physicians, then you might want physicians on your Education Committee to help you decide what kind of education to deliver to your members. Committee Y wants approval on the venues it has chosen for next years educational sessions. ► 2012. (45).

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 19, 2015

The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. In some ways, Generation Z are extreme versions of Millennials, particularly because they are the first generation to be born into a digital lifestyle. Gen Z By The Numbers. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Read this April 1 blog post from Umair Haque on social media and social strategies. Read his take on social media strategy, which he boils down very well to: 1. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it. Social strategy fits outside your business strategy, and shapes it. Millennials.

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. Research points to the emergence of a dynamic generation: educated, industrious, collaborative and eager to build a better world (see slide 10). It’s a huge group: two billion worldwide. The Giving 2.0

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Let’s talk strategy. Staff does operations and Board does strategy. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). You must make volunteer activities relevant to a Board members personal or professional pursuits so they dont have to make these painful choices. Communication. Encore Careers.

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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. Dan calls this "bad equilibrium"--a strategy that doesnt result in a positive outcome for anyone. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication. Governance.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 30, 2016

If you’re a recent grad, experts say your education is just beginning. . They’ve gone to an association’s website looking for other services (continuing education, networking opportunities, etc.) That may not seem surprising, but consider as recently as 2012, career/professional development was barely in the top 5. Conclusion.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials.

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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. Millennials.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 2, 2011

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. She worked her way up from receptionist to executive director, switched directions to passionately pursue developing her skills as an educational content specialist and is now a consultant.

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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. He is not shy about advocating a new direction — high purpose, strategy or values that he believes should guide the company. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Its a strategy thats definitely biased towards large organizations with large resources at its disposal. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Thoughts on Association Education. This frankly seems crazy to me. Govindarajan admits as much near the end of the video. Communication. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

By aggregating this information together, well be better positioned to develop successful strategies for overcoming them. Assessing your leadership's support for innovation is one of the strategy areas we're looking for practices and tools to help association execs with in our Hub of Innovation for Associations. Millennials.

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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

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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). I wonder if Govindarajans book would be worth a read.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

We dont need no education. About a thousand similar statements are regularly promulgated to describe Gen Y/Millennials. She worked her way up from receptionist to executive director, switched directions to passionately pursue developing her skills as an educational content specialist and is now a consultant. education. (1).

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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. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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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." Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Rather, a strategy to define innovation in terms understood and mechanisms relied upon by the current leadership culture could also make a difference. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). But perhaps Oslo University Hospital shows us that there are other ways to skin that cat. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

The HBR post describes several strategies employed by the very famous and very innovative Mayo Clinic. And now were starting to see some of the advantages the HBR post attributes to Mayos strategy of combination innovation. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication. Governance.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Communication.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Acting with a knowledge of what your members need and want is important to innovation.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). We will then: 1.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

If you look back at our most popular reader polls of the past three years it’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012). “Associations that don’t adapt are simply dinosaurs and not long for this world,” she said.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 31, 2011

Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. Communication. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Generation Basics. Generation Jones. Generational Change in Sports. GenX Perspectives. Governance. Innovation. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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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. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1).

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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. Precise strategy. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1). Im also blogging about it here. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 18, 2011

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. As you said, the market intelligence needs to get into the strategy conversations. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. ► 2012. (1).

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