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Coping strategies: Mental health support for community association managers

Ungrated

“People come to (community managers), and their expectation is that we have all the answers, that we’re the strong ones,” says Michael Dee, CMCA, AMS, a manager with FirstService Residential in Kansas City, Mo. “It and a CAI faculty member.  SESSION SPOTLIGHT. 18–21, in Las Vegas.

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Ascend Learning uses 12+ brands to deliver custom products and services to high-value industries like healthcare. The home page and main community is an open forum that connects Ascend Learning’s 12+ brands through discussions and a resource hub with hundreds of documents. Individual Communities for Individual Brands.

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Ascend Learning uses 12+ brands to deliver custom products and services to high-value industries like healthcare. The home page and main community is an open forum that connects Ascend Learning’s 12+ brands through discussions and a resource hub with hundreds of documents. Individual Communities for Individual Brands.

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How We Transitioned From Brick-and-Mortar to a Virtual Workspace

Association Success

There is often an uncertainty from organization’s leadership about how virtual work will affect production. How do you measure work product? This led our organization to holistically discuss productivity measurement. I know this is a question our organization heavily discussed. How do you know your employees are working?

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Snack On This: The Pros and Cons of Free Food at the Office

Associations Now

The Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint’s CEO Marcelo Claure began buying snacks for the company’s Overland Park, Kansas, headquarters earlier this year, and the perk was costing the company about $600,000 annually. Yet, studies have shown that this benefit can boost productivity. billion in lost productivity a year.

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Executive Connections: Information Wins at EPA

Executive Connections

Tuesday, 30 September, EPA will reopen previously closed libraries in Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City and Washington, D.C. We are gratified that SLA had the opportunity to work with you to keep EPA’s extensive information resources available to all. Information Wins at EPA. Posted by janicelachance at 09:23 AM | Permalink. Categories.

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How the Mighty Fall - Associations at Risk - Part 1 of 5

Association Subculture

It’s simply my personal belief that there seems to be a correlation between how convoluted the final product is, how self-congratulatory the board is regarding its development, and how expensive the consultant was. human resources. (1). A board that looks upon its success with smug satisfaction can develop a sense of entitlement.

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