Spark Consulting

JULY 25, 2016

I’ll be presenting two sessions at the upcoming ASAE Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City in a few weeks: Unsession: The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm, Sunday, August 14. Deep Dive: The Lean Startup Changes Everything, Tuesday, August 16. For the unsession, join me and Shelly Alcorn ( Alcorn Associates ) for a town hall-style discussion of how associations are being impacted by and can in turn impact trends in education and employment.

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Higher Logic

JULY 25, 2016

Leadership hype always focuses on the C-suite – are your executives on social media? Do they have direct contact with customers or community members through formal feedback systems or a product advisory board? Do they understand shared value for your community initiatives? Most communities fall short in some categories and exceed in others - it’s rarely A’s across the board for executive participation.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 25, 2016

I had a great experience this past week. I was asked to participate in a special episode of KiKi L'Italien's Association Chat , featuring her favorite association bloggers and podcasters. If you're interested, you can watch the recording of the session here. I'm near the end, but there's plenty of even smarter people to see and listen to before I come on.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

A new study suggests that CEOs whose cultural values match those of their staffs’ can struggle. That’s not license to be a contrarian, but an opportunity to think about what’s missing. You’re about to be hired as CEO by an organization that’s excited about a lot of things you offer: your experience, your understanding of strategy, your wisdom about the industry, your poise as a public speaker.

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Effective Database

JULY 25, 2016

I spoke at AAMSE’s annual conference last week, and prior to my session, I got to see Jeffrey Hausfeld of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs speak. During his session he asked the following question: “Of people, money, and time, which of these resources is most important?” Of course, my immediate reaction was “people,” but in the instant after that I thought, “It’s time!

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

The Aerospace States Association, a lieutenant governor-led group focused on aviation issues, is partnering with Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, one of the more bullish supporters of the growing drone industry, in an effort to promote the devices’ economic potential. With the issues around unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, mostly worked out at the federal level , now it’s the states’ turn to swoop in.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

ASAE voiced support for a bill that would alleviate some of the concerns employers have with the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. The overtime rule, announced by the Department of Labor (DOL) in May, raises the threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay to $47,476 – more than double the current salary threshold of $23,660. While not opposed to an adjustment to the current overtime threshold, ASAE has expressed concern that the new rule would adversely affect many nonprofit

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

After the Olympics’ primary antidoping watchdog argued that Russian athletes should be banned from competing in Rio altogether, the International Olympic Committee decided “individual justice” was the right approach. With just two weeks until the Summer Games begin, Russian athletes will have to gain approval from the individual governing bodies for their sports before being allowed to compete.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

Leading security companies and European police organizations work together on a new effort to stop ransomware. Also: where the ASAE Annual Meeting is going next. Ransomware is notoriously tough to deal with—especially if you’re the one stuck with a computer full of encrypted files. Fortunately, some of the smartest minds in the computer-security world are joining forces with law enforcement to offer help and information for those who might need it.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, an organization composed of car companies, released best practices for preventing and responding to hacks on connected cars. The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) , a group formed by companies in the automobile industry to address automotive cybersecurity, has released best practices for increasing the security of computerized vehicles.

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