Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2015

The Wisconsin Grocers Association is pushing for a change in state law that would allow grocery stores to sell beer from the tap. Pretty soon Wisconsin residents may be able to stock up on beer fresh from the tap at their local grocery stores. The proposal is getting mixed reviews from local bars and breweries.

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Eric Lanke

MAY 22, 2017

Baby Boomers and Gen Xers tend to think of diversity in terms of protected classes. This is leading many organizations to try to think about diversity more broadly than protected class. Second, when I was chair of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE), that Board was wrestling with its own diversity initiative.

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Association Adviser

APRIL 12, 2018

Moreover, while there are many ways to develop yourself professionally, such as joining an organization, taking a night class at the university, enrolling in a free online seminar or attending a conference, the method of professional development I’m recommending doesn’t require you to even leave the house: Read books.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 25, 2013

How the disappearance of the middle class is one of the reasons why members can't pay dues. Members" are not "markets" and we should not allow ourselves to re-define humans this way. It's spreading to Indiana, Wisconsin and New York. How the minimum wage is stagnant and the number of working poor is now an epidemic.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And he goes on to illustrate the "multipler effect" successful execution can have on innovation efforts: Heres why we worked on execution, as opposed to creativity: We surveyed thousands of executives in Fortune 500 companies to rate their companies innovation skills on a scale of one to 10, one being poor and 10 world class. Governance.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Its a good read, and it parallels the perspective of many Millennials in the job market today, wanting to succeed, but not willing to settle for second best. I went to the University of Wisconsin in the late 1980s. Need to take that Physics 201 class? Why should Millennials be spared that difficulty and humiliation? Governance.

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