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Association Leaders Weigh in About Member Challenges, Millennials, Talent Development and Pivoting for the Future

Association Adviser

Our colleague Eryn Underwood’s recent article Why Millennials Join Associations and What Associations Can Do to Keep Them has been republished by a number of state society publications, so it appears we struck a nerve. Association Adviser: How is your organization connecting with millennials? Everyone is empowered to suggest ideas. .

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Print is Alive and Kicking

Association Adviser

Forbes.com: Millennials: A Generation of Page-Turners, Jan. According to Naylor’s 2018 Association Communications Benchmarking Survey , print magazines have been the second most-valued communication channel (behind conferences and networking events) for two years now. What does this mean for associations? Roll the Presses.

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Best of the Web: April 2014

Association Adviser

We Can’t All Blame Ourselves: Why Millennials Need to Pull Their Own Weight. Regardless of change and differences in generation styles, there are areas where it’s still appropriate to expect Millennials to conform to traditional ethics and hard work. Georgia Society of Association Executives Annual Conference.

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Study Debunks Myths About Generations’ Workplace Preferences

Associations Now

Does your office really need to change much to become more appealing to the fast-growing millennial workforce? Variety, choice, access, and transparency—attributes typically associated with what millennials want—are indeed important, but not only for millennials. Perhaps not.

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You’re Never Too Old to Learn Something New

Association Adviser

I spoke with CEO of AGC Georgia Michael Dunham the other day about association leadership, career development and mentoring (see his Corner Office profile). Online career centers: a key communication channel. Hank Berkowitz, Association Adviser. Since the vast majority of corporate, government and not-for-profit workers in the U.S.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

But many of the legacy challenges remain: information overload, communication clutter, attracting and retaining younger members, maintaining their position as their industry’s No. A new study from Iris Mobile and The Center for Media Research found that 75 percent of millennials (Gen Y) access the Internet via their phones.

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What Associations Need to Know About Technology

Association Adviser

As our association benchmarking data confirms, information overload and communication clutter continues to be the Achilles’ heel of many associations. Millennials respond differently. By the way, that clunky telephone handset on your desk can be used for purposes other than calling people to ask, “Did you get my email?”