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Celebrate Women’s History Month with these innovative leaders

Nimble AMS

This year, the United Nations declared the International Women’s Day theme to be “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” Ten innovative female leaders in association technology The following women have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of technology in associations: 1.

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Three Leadership ColLAB takeaways your association needs to leverage

Nimble AMS

In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event.

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Help Your Board Embrace Innovation

Associations Now

A commitment to innovation needs to start at the top of your organization. For CEOs, that means getting their boards comfortable with innovation and explaining to them how doing so will ultimately benefit the organization for the long term. Innovation isn’t easy, but it’s necessary to build a strong, effective organization.

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Does Your Leadership Style Need a Change?

Associations Now

A report on some new leadership research out of the Stanford Graduate School of Business ends on a sobering note. The implication is that the culture needs improvement, and O’Reilly points to some notable examples of companies that have had dysfunctional, narcissistic leadership, like Theranos and Uber.

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Why Psychological Safety Is Key to Creating an Innovation Culture

Associations Now

Associations regularly say they want to innovate, but often remain steeped in traditional ways. The term “innovation” has been thrown around all organizations for years. But as beneficial as innovation is, associations often struggle with it. However, the opposite approach helps innovation thrive. Radoslaw Nowak, Ph.D.,

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How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023

Nimble AMS

How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023 . To drive innovation within your association, you’ll need to adopt flexible practices across your organization , prioritizing new opportunities to support your staff , members , and key stakeholders with modern association management software (AMS). Here’s how to get started.

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. The leadership qualities we identified hold. In an age when one innovation transforms entire industries, it has never been more hazardous to be at the head of a professional organization. Innovators are rule-breakers and disruptors.