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What Membership Organizations Can Learn From Magazines

GrowthZone

There’s no downside for your events staff to send just one more email—except that your organization loses valuable attention. How do we create a new narrative for our organizations? Magazines contain some clues. To remedy your attention problem, get organized around your audience instead of your internal needs.

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Daily Buzz: Struggling Chapter Leadership? Help Them Out

Associations Now

So when chapter leaders are having trouble handling the job, association leadership must step in and find a solution. Garrity suggests providing existing and emerging chapter leaders with training resources such as online courses, in-person leadership training sessions, and weekly or biweekly leadership newsletters.

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Engage volunteers, take a page from the magazine

Aaron Wolowiec

For the last year I’ve had the opportunity to serve on the editorial advisory board of Michigan Meetings + Event s magazine. We attend board meetings to discuss details of the magazine—what we think works, what we think should be improved—and swap stories about the state of the industry. Content & Articles. Mountain and Northwest).

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The Case for Wellness Leadership

Associations Now

Who’s in charge of wellness at your organization? How are wellness issues handled in your organization? The post The Case for Wellness Leadership appeared first on Associations Now. As more companies create C-suite roles around employee well-being, associations can do more to support it for its staff and members alike.

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Busting Myths About Inclusive Leadership

Association Success

Does your association practice true inclusive leadership? A topic that has been on my mind a lot lately is inclusive leadership. I know there’s a lot being said about diversity inclusion, but inclusive leadership goes way beyond that. When it comes to inclusive leadership, there’s no box to check, there’s no quota to meet.

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A Last Look at Leadership in 2019

Associations Now

The economy is generally doing well, so most organizations have been able to avoid belt-tightening with staff. One of the weakest areas of leadership in every organization is the ability to define success with precision. Top-down leadership is out of style, if not antiquated. Congratulations!

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Is your Association a Learning Organization?

WBT Systems

Is your association a learning organization? A learning organization becomes more like a community that members can feel a commitment to. Is your Association a Learning Organization. So, how can associations adopt a learning culture and strategic plan that will enable them to become learning organizations?