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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. At.orgCommunity’s recent Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help you bypass the sharks and find your way to offering unique and powerful member value.

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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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SCD Group: Association Strategy: Hire Slower, Fire Faster

SCD Group

Association Strategy: Hire Slower, Fire Faster. But they do take time and do slow down the hiring process by a few hours to a few days. in Social and Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Strategy | Content | Discovery. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Carl earned a Ph.D.

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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

Associations Now

For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. Like most associations, we are small staff, so we try to utilize marketing and communications techniques that automate member engagement communications and processes,” Doyle says. Expanded meeting experiences. It’s a full-scale meeting.”.

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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

Associations Now

Also: why your association should prioritize community managers in the hiring process. Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Swag as a business strategy? It can be done.

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Reflections on Membership From #ASAE15

Associations Now

In my five days in Detroit, I heard a litany of ideas, questions, and discussions about association membership, both in Learning Labs and in informal conversation. Content strategy is more important than ever. The dust is still settling from another ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo. That’s an important shift in mindset.

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Facilitation Friday #29: Six Questions for Decision-Making

Idea Architects

Managing participative decision-making, particularly with diverse individuals who may come from various departments or functional areas, requires strong group process and facilitation skills. Regardless of the tools used or process selected, some of the core questions facilitators must help groups answer include: 1.