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Get Board Buy-In for Your Association’s Learning Business

Leading Learning

Be prepared for pushback against costs. Be prepared for pushback against costs. Learning businesses are an investment of time and resources, and your association will see costs rack up long before you’re ready to present your educational offerings to members. Jeb is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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The One Way to Deliver Unwelcome News

Idea Architects

Because that was the approach the Indianapolis Museum of Art (and presumably the PR firm that advises it) opted for in announcing the elimination of free general admission, a practice in place from 1941 to 2005 and 2007-present (according to this article in the Indianapolis Business Journal.

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Stop Solving Problems

Idea Architects

Too often individuals in leadership positions see their job as solving problems for others instead of engaging others in problem solving. Like many cities, Indianapolis faces some significant budget challenges. Our mayor recently made this error when announcing he was considering the possible sale of neighborhood pocket parks.

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Failing Flailing

Idea Architects

Here in Indianapolis last year, we celebrated failure with an entire day devoted to the topic: Fail Fest. Yet, the cost of avoiding any setbacks or failures in the short-term may be the increasing likelihood of more damaging failures in the future. Both avoiding and embracing failure have associated risk and costs to consider.