Spark Consulting

MAY 8, 2017

Associations know the research that the Millennial generation that is rapidly becoming the majority of our workforce and membership base is the most diverse generation we’ve ever had in the US – and that the yet-to-be-named generation coming up behind them is even more so.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. Associations are having, in some cases, to deal with four distinct generations of members – each with their own needs and expectations. We recently published a case study featuring Ewald Consulting , one of the largest AMC’s we work with at YM.

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YourMembership

APRIL 14, 2015

Lynda.com plans to connect people with education relevant to those jobs. People won’t have access to opportunities if they don’t have the education needed to be qualified. As a reminder, YM’s next Thought Leadership Webinar to be held on April 22nd, titled Are You Ready for When Millennials Take Over?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Ernie Smith at Associations Now provides really smart advice on SEO (search engine optimization) for your website and blog based on Google algorithm changes over the last few years. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Tue 2/13 at 1 p.m. – 1 CMP credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Liberal artsy types, you too can be a data analytics professional. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week plus a few extra. Listen to advice, perspectives, and case studies on how other organizations are finding success.

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Reid All About it

JULY 15, 2016

– Preparing Yourself and Your Association for the Looming Staff Leadership Deficit. From Millennials to Boomers: Connecting with Members at Every Age. Hear tips, advice and case studies on new AV ideas, technology and flawless executions with cutting-edge design. Participate live or view the recording. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Professional development and membership. Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. The moderator will lead the conversation through themes on workplace culture, leadership, and global digitalization.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Inspired by the dedicated, defined and resourced “innovation function” that exists in many for-profit companies, we are examining a series of case studies that profile these processes. In the case studies, the objective of innovation was invariably to deliver better products or services to a constituency.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The first, discussed in Part 1 of this post, is "Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?" Having a leadership culture that embraces innovation is not enough. In the case studies, the objective of innovation was invariably to deliver better products or services to a constituency.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Heres another post from Harvard Business Reviews series on Imagining the Future of Leadership that caught my attention. Its an interesting case study, and seems to typify the culture of truth Jamie Notter recently wrote about in Associations Now. Labels: GenX Perspectives , Leadership. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Millennials. And Im thinking, fantastic! Five thousand two hundred and eight tools for innovation! Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals? The first and most important piece of the puzzle is the culture of your organization, and your leadership is the key to your culture. Does your leadership embody a true culture of innovation? Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The first, discussed in Part 1 of this post, is "Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?" As we observed in the for-profit case studies we examined, successful innovation meant, among other things: 1. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership. Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

As Ive described before, our overall goal is to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community, and weve been analyzing several case studies of innovation in the for-profit community to see if those successful models can be adapted for the association world. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

But unlike Schrages case study, in which the "stupid" customer over estimates this value, and is therefore willing to pay higher prices for the service, Id say most association members under estimate the cost of association services. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

In the for-profit case studies our innovation task force studied, those organizations were imbued with a true sense of how the constituents thought—what they wanted, what they didn’t want, and how they would react in predictable and unpredictable circumstances. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership. Leadership Potential of GenX. Millennials. Communication.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Instructor-led education. Too many associations deliver—and too many attendees settle for—mediocre, ineffective educational experiences. Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. Host: UST Education.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

It goes a little something like this: + + + + + + + + + + + + Barriers to Innovation in the Association World The principles of innovation described above were derived from case studies of innovation in the for-profit world. Diffuse leadership Innovative organizations have a culture of innovation that is driven from the very top.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is cool again , says Buffalo News reporter Colin Dabkowski. What percentage of your education revenue comes from selling professional development to nonmembers? It’s not just Millennials.

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