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Why It’s Time to Move Millennials Into Leadership

Associations Now

At this point, we should have collectively shaken off our millennial anxiety. They’re fully entrenched in the workforce now, so the more meaningful question now is: How will millennials be empowered to take the next steps into leadership? Millennials now represent the largest cohort of the U.S. Let’s do it!’”

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Millennial Engagement: Lessons from a Successful Video Contest

Associations Now

Through a social media-based video contest targeted at millennials, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) introduced thousands of individuals to the organization and its credential—and picked up some tips for engaging students and young professionals. followers as contestants shared their videos and IMA’s page with their communities.

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Association Brain Food: 3.1.24

Reid All About it

Explore the inner lives of leaders and leadership. Host: GrowthZone Speaker: Holly Duckworth, mindful leadership advisor, Leadership International Thu 3/7 at 12 p.m. – Hear examples of the learning content and exercises teams use to know themselves better and to identify and fill strengths-gaps within the team.

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Wanna Boost Employee Retention? Focus on Leadership Training and Certifications

Associations Now

A new report from PayScale found that most employees wanted either a strong focus on certifications or to be trained on skills related to leadership and management. For example, nearly a third of respondents in the art and design fields (32 percent) wanted technical training, compared with 19 percent in the energy and utilities industry.

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Engaging Your Young Professional Members: 9 Tips

MemberClicks

And while it’s a challenge to engage any of your member base, engaging young members can feel particularly daunting—particularly younger Millennials and Gen Z. For example: do you clearly communicate membership benefits for younger members at crucial points? Involve them in leadership opportunities.

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Social Media Roundup: A Glaring Example of Leadership Disparity

Associations Now

Millennials may see the gender gap closing in the workforce, but could the conference be a sign of a continuing disparity among Fortune 500 leaders? The post Social Media Roundup: A Glaring Example of Leadership Disparity appeared first on Associations Now.' Also: how to connect with a busy person via an introduction email.

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Book Review: Leadership and Self-Deception

Jamie Notter

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box. My favorite easy example of this is our reactions when driving a car. Books and Reading Individual Development Leadership' by the Arbinger Institute. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. can actually be traced back to some basic psychological defense mechanisms in all of us.