article thumbnail

Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

Long story short, AGC hired me at age 24 to run a chapter in Louisiana. I knew very little about running an association. I was pretty up to speed when I got back to the Louisiana chapter office for my first job. AA: What do you enjoy most about association work? I met so many people and everyone stepped up to help me.

Georgia 112
article thumbnail

Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.24.20

Reid All About it

It’s “a planning method that helps people and organizations figure out how to create their preferred future.” Although Elizabeth Merritt wrote this article for the museum community in 2019, it’s applicable to the association community in 2020. Fri 7/24 at 1 p.m.* – How to Go Virtual (While Still Creating an Engaging Experience).

Montana 259
article thumbnail

Leverage Technology; Don’t Be a Slave to IT

Association Adviser

Digital has changed everything,” observed Michael Hoehn , a vice-president at healthcare association management firm CM-Innovators. When I give presentations to association leaders, I often ask: ‘If you were starting your group from scratch today, how would you go about it?’ “Some buy a product.