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Let's Not Make a Big Deal

Idea Architects

Doing so would only ca tch t heir a t t en t io n and ca u se t he m to become concerned about how busy it was and how that would affect their food and service. E ven when the restaurant was busting at the se a ms and operating at full volume, we should never move too hurriedly or appear frantic in front of customers.

CA 60
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.6.21

Reid All About it

Foresight as a Leadership Competency, Part 1. Learn new and innovative ways to personalize the member experience. Innovations in Membership Engagement. When a global pandemic canceled conferences and events, associations had to innovate new, creative ways to engage their members and build community. Fri 8/6 at 4 p.m.

Revenue 195
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Culture Choices for Associations: People vs Process; Game Plan vs Blueprint

SCD Group

Too much process gets in the road of creativity, innovation and the ability to change. Walk into the headquarters of Google in Mountain View, CA, Zappos near Las Vegas, or Pixar near San Francisco, and you can feel the heat of originality cooking in the organizational oven. I really like Anna’s thinking. But, I hated it.

Process 40
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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: There Really Is a Simpler Way

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference. 9, New Orleans, NAHB Association Leadership Institute. Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.20.21

Reid All About it

Tim Hopkins, senior consultant at McKinley Advisors, describes a new model for the product development process that prevents volunteers from hindering innovation. Presenter: Don Schmincke, Author, Speaker, Sage Leadership. Make Your Meetings a Ca$h Cow: Extending the Life and Revenue of Your Virtual & Hybrid Meetings.

Revenue 195
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.31.17

Reid All About it

Conference in Newport Beach, CA. Women in Leadership: 10 Tips on Getting to the Top. Presenters: Jared Schwartz (moderator), vice president of strategy & innovation, Beaconfire RED and a panel of experts (front-end developer, UX consultant and marketing consultant). Watch/participate live or view the recording.

Raleigh 150