Association Success

MARCH 6, 2018

I recently published an article about authentic leadership , directing people’s attention towards the leadership structure of their organization in order to feel its social, economic, political and environmental pulse. Two important aspects of authentic leadership are reflection and honesty. Authenticity is contagious.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 2, 2022

According to the ACCE website, ACCE’s Awards for Communications Excellence program is designed to showcase the top communications and marketing work of chambers of commerce and similar organizations. Chambers of commerce create community impact, more so now than ever before,” said ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly.

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Association Leaders

MARCH 19, 2012

However, isn’t that fact in and of itself enough to say there is a leadership hole at Goldman Sachs? As much as good leadership can help propel organizations forward toward their mission, bad leadership can ruin organizations. Bad leadership can mean many things but the roots of bad leadership are not complicated.

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Higher Logic

JULY 25, 2016

Leadership hype always focuses on the C-suite – are your executives on social media? Do they have direct contact with customers or community members through formal feedback systems or a product advisory board? Do they understand shared value for your community initiatives? Extend leadership beyond traditional roles.

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Associations Now

MARCH 4, 2019

While men often leverage large social networks to find high-level leadership roles, women with the same goal also tend to rely on a close inner circle of other women, according to a new study. Women with this type of network were two and a half times more likely to have a high-ranking leadership position.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Besides facing competition from free online sources of continuing education and mentorship, it can also be a challenge for associations to communicate their value, especially when it comes to younger generations. Getting in front of target buyers and communicating value happen to be two of the main principles of the common sales process.

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Association Leaders

MARCH 12, 2014

Check out this article about how leaders should handle bad news. Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized Volunteerism' Because if they learn about it before it becomes a result, they can impact it. Even if it’s become a result, the earlier they learn about it, the better they can react to it.

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Protech

MAY 28, 2020

By Heather Hughes, Marketing Communications Specialist. And b ased on the number of articles you’ve probably read over the last few months focused on virtu al e ve nt s and software (c he ck h er e , h e re , here an d here. What Should be Included in Your Communications Plan? . How to Communicate with Different Stakeholders

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Every year, we ask association professionals who take our Association Communications Benchmarking Survey how much they value individual member communication channels. Every association is different, of course, and one way of communicating might work well for one association but not another. Let us know in the comments below!

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Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2024

That’s one thing that became clear as I spoke with two association leaders for a recent Associations Now Deep Dive article on change management. But the urgent challenge wasn’t a matter of big strategic goals; it was about getting staffers, who felt they had to be “on” 24/7, less stressed around communication. “I the report advises.

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Association Success

JANUARY 8, 2021

Every week, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice-weekly newsletter. Here are the five most-read articles from this week’s newsletter: Getting member feedback and using it well from PROPEL. “If

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a JD Supra report on employee engagement notes , employees can feel uncertain at an individual level (work-life balance, professional development), at a team level (collaboration, communication), and organizationally (transparency, values, mission). Their perception of communication with the organization?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Bulletin describes how a member app helps nurture member engagement by providing a centralized communication channel for members. We’re scrolling alone—and it’s getting worse every year, per this Atlantic article by Derek Thompson. Can associations and their chapters help bring community to our society of loners? Social fitness.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This is different than simply telling team members what their tasks are; rather, it’s where people in the middle presume to say what top leadership wants. The problem is twofold, according to the article. Think “The CEO wants….” Isn’t it their job to relay the word from the top?

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Associations Now

MAY 14, 2023

That’s one takeaway from a recent McKinsey & Company article, “ What Makes an Effective Meeting? Examine whether your company’s culture is to encourage meetings rather than individual decision making,” the article said. “If The goal should be to treat leadership capacity as a finite resource.”

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Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2024

But dissatisfaction stems “largely because those benefits aren’t aligned with employees’ actual needs or because the organization doesn’t effectively communicate the availability of well-being benefits,” according to the report. In the new year, it’s worth looking at how your leadership style and wellness-benefit structure serves your people.

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AssociationChat

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A seasoned professional shares their concerns about a new direction being taken without consensus, sparking a discussion on collaborative leadership. Some Responses from the Community “I’ve seen various assessments (DiSC, Meyer-Briggs, Predictive Index, Strength Finders) used with boards over the years. can really help communicating.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2024

To get ahead of these schisms, they write, organizers need to be better at communicating on both the front and back end, addressing how conversations will be handled before they happen, and how inevitable conflicts will be addressed. Participants should clarify at the outset deeply held values likely to affect the project.

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2017

But according to the researchers behind the CEO Genome Project , the key to effective leadership is less about how they’re wired and more about what they do. The post Four Key Leadership Traits, According to the CEO Genome Project appeared first on Associations Now. A willingness to adapt.

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Association Leaders

MAY 19, 2014

I read an interesting article today about this very subject. When communicating opinions or assessments, do more listening than talking. People don’t like to be told they are wrong – avoid that when communicating opinions or assessments. My takeaways -. They are just that, opinion.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Communicating your association’s reason for being is essential for leaders. In a recent Harvard Business Review piece, four leadership consultants discussed just how intimately connected story is to an organization’s strategy. A simple rubric can help distill your complex activities into a powerful narrative.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? Does self-awareness mean you realize you’re a number cruncher first and a communicator second? Does self-awareness mean you realize you’re a number cruncher first and a communicator second? Begin with yourself. Be the change. Walk the talk—right? It sounds simple. The first.

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Association Leaders

JANUARY 20, 2017

Most of my posts relate to leadership. When we think of great leaders some of the qualities we think of include: charisma, decisiveness, honesty, trustworthiness, intelligence, ability to communicate effectively, and many more. This article sums it up nicely. It’s been quite a while since I created a post on this blog.

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NXUnite

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofits Source shared these impressive numbers in its corporate giving trends article, indicating that companies proactively seek causes like yours to support. Then, you can align your communication strategy with each company’s goals and interests to secure financial support. Companies gave $29.48

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Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2023

This PCMA Convene article by Vanessa Page of mdg is essential and fascinating reading. Career Coach Series: Shifting Leadership Style There’s not one leadership style that works for all contexts. Bryan, certified leadership career strategist, executive coach, organizational consultant and psychotherapist Mon 6/12 at 8 a.m.

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Achurch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

You may feel you need a sharpened Spidey sense to understand their communications, intentions, and personalities. The long-winded answer is – adopt an intentional new method of communicating, understanding, and collaborating that fosters connections and lessens misunderstandings. But how do you develop this sense? Why CliftonStrengths?

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MemberClicks

APRIL 24, 2024

In this article, we are going to place a focus on association management, defining what it is and what separates excellent organizations from mediocre ones. Association management is the combination of both human skills and leadership, with effective and efficient systems based on core values. The answer is management.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I find good reads there, including many of the articles I share here. Host: UST Education Speaker: Bill Mcglade, President, Community Leaders Institute & epIQ Creative Group Wed 2/14 at 12 p.m. Host: Reston-Loudon Idea Swap for Associations Speaker: Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As a remedy, the communications team looked for a way to connect people within – and across – businesses. The goal: strengthen communications, create a shared culture, and invigorate employees around a shared mission through an intranet. basecamp’s content, including its daily articles, are also very popular.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

That’s the beauty of thought leadership. Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. Thought leadership is a powerful way to engage an audience that prefers to be educated versus sold to. Thought leadership is a strategy that seems tailor-made for associations. Here’s one significant challenge.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 2, 2021

Association member communications. Interested in grading your association communications? I followed a quasi-recipe from the late actor (and amazing cook from what I’ve heard) Vincent Schiavelli—the recipe is at the bottom of this article. Host: Event Leadership Institute. I know I’ll make it again and again. Denise Mapp.

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Association Leaders

JUNE 30, 2014

When we truly listen we learn more and we give the person we’re communicating with the impression that we truly care about them and their issue. I read a great article on listening today. Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized leadership listening' Click here to read it.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

In a July 2022 article , Accenture reported that 88 percent of executives thought their customers were changing faster than the company’s ability to keep pace. It’s a journey that begins with leadership and strategy. Integrate Leadership, Strategy, and Planning How do you break entrenched business habits and move forward?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2019

As an individual, a thought leader is a professional who is deeply embedded in their field and who regularly communicates their knowledge, intelligence, and insight out to the overall industry,” said Jason Meyers, senior director of content strategy at SmithBucklin. In thought leadership, “frequency is important,” Meyers said.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2017

A recent study spotlights a generational divide over defining leadership. But we can agree on what leadership is , right? Even the definition of “leadership,” though, isn’t set in stone. That made “leadership” a term more rooted in skepticism about leaders, and demanding more transparency from them.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They address why leadership may want employees to return to the office and describe some benefits associations reap from remote/hybrid work. Lewis Flax says a mistake made by associations when communicating with sponsors is focusing on what the association offers instead of the prospective sponsor’s needs, desires, and motivations.

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Association Leaders

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

I read an interesting article today. It was an interview with Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Communications. You can read the article here. What I found interesting and valuable about the article was Mr. Pittman’s point of view on dissent and on making mistakes.

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