Associations Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A group of business scholars propose a critical reviewer to keep meetings on point. At the Sloan MIT Management Review , a group of leadership scholars discuss the positive impact of a critical reviewer , an in-house devils advocate who is there to question the organizations assumptions and internal behaviors.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Ensure leadership bases decisions on clear metrics rather than anecdotal evidence. Review and streamline the member data you collect, pay attention to what actually matters. Consider assigning relevant numbers to each position to connect individual work to organizational goals.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

43 percent of managers found their organizations leadership training programs lacking. To that end, the TalentLMS survey is revealing about what tends to stand in the way of leadership growth. Without a solid foundation of leadership training, companies risk creating a leadership void thats hard to fill.

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Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2021

Poor communication from leadership, for example, not providing insight into the progress your association is making towards its goals and the volunteer’s role in that accomplishment. How to Prevent Volunteer Burnout and Keep Your Leadership Pipeline Full. Review the need for each governance and volunteer group/project.

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Associations Now

MARCH 8, 2023

Leadership in many ways is built around making important decisions, and if you’re making the same types of decisions over and over, your leadership style might struggle as a result. The post Leadership Pro Tip: Embrace a Curious Mindset appeared first on Associations Now. But one way to fix that? An extra dose of curiosity.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 13, 2023

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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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2023

Those choices also reveal how leaders think about how work ought to get done—which means performance reviews can be more complicated now, and more at risk for bias. The third bias is a little subtler, and points to a way leaders might rethink how they handle performance reviews, and management in general. Many, I’m sure, already do.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Leadership & Management Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so avoiding burnout is key to an organizations long-term success. The post 2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2024

Are more people of color serving in nonprofit leadership roles? Have we closed the racial leadership gap? Figures represent changes in nonprofit leadership from the previous year to the year provided. In short, there is no simple answer to the question: “Did nonprofit leadership become more racially diverse after 2020?”

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 5, 2023

No doubt, you’ve struggled with some of these situations before, and if you have, it’s time to talk about the levels of editing: Program staff who are supposed to review for accuracy instead argue with your punctuation choices. You spend more time managing review cycles than actually creating content.

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Ungated

JUNE 9, 2025

This becomes a great tool for performance reviews and promotions. Whether it’s a tech upgrade, event planning, or sustainability effort, stepping up to lead shows initiative and helps enhance your leadership skills. Ask for honest input on your communication, leadership, and responsiveness. Volunteer to lead a project.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Chazin & Company describes what association CEOs should expect from their finance and accounting teams , so staff and volunteer leadership have the financial information they need to answer questions, make data-driven decisions and fulfill their fiduciary duty. Association finances. Association content. To engage members, WorkerBee.TV

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Typically somebody shines in a particular department, notably enough that leadership identifies them as future leadership timber. In a recent rundown of six essential leadership skills published last month at the Harvard Business Review , Rebecca Knight reports that the biggest challenges involve matters of empathy and adaptivity.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

Steps to Define Your Vision and Goals: Engage Stakeholders: Involve leadership, staff, and members in developing your vision. Steps to Assess Current Capabilities: Evaluate Digital Readiness: Review your digital tools, infrastructure, and staff skills to identify areas for improvement.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2025

Writing at the Harvard Business Review , leadership experts Frances X. Doing that in large part depends on a mindset shift among top leadership. Frei and Anne Morriss make an argument for speedy change thats different from the move fast and break things ethos that defines Silicon Valley.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Strategic Alignment The easiest first step is to review the overarching goals and success factors from your strategic plan. Members of the leadership team should become accustomed to asking for data to support requests for additional budget and new initiatives. Culture change starts at the top.

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Candid

JULY 8, 2025

Meanwhile, corporate commitment to workplace diversity is declining , and leadership pipelines remain narrow. Inequitable professional development Harvard Business Review notes that men are significantly more likely to receive sponsorship for leadership-track roles, whereas women are frequently over-mentored but under-sponsored.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In a 2019 survey of high-tech companies, more than 40% of the respondents said they hire Customer Success Managers , according to an article in the Harvard Business Review. WBT Systems shared some depressing statistics about the percentage of leadership positions held by women. We still have a long way to go. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

MemberSuite describes how to show virtual event ROI to sponsors and exhibitors by creating opportunities for them to achieve their marketing goals: increasing brand awareness, providing thought leadership, showcasing their products, and developing and deepening relationships. Sarah Gershman, Harvard Business Review ). Impexium ).

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Achurch

JANUARY 6, 2022

If you’re not a fan of annual performance reviews, you’re in good company. In fact, Gallup researchers found that 14% of people and only 8% of managers feel inspired by performance reviews. Annual performance reviews are delivered long after yearly goals are set and much of the work toward those goals is done. The problem?

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Get Buy-In from Leadership. For example, participants could choose monthly coaching, a one-time resume review, or a regular weekly meeting. Get Buy-In from Leadership. Getting buy-in from your leadership isn’t the easiest part of designing a mentor program, but it’s essential for gaining support and funding.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 16, 2025

Being a bit less flip, sure, association staff or volunteers could compile and review data and documents, talk to members and other audiences, benchmark against other associations, and do sector and trend research. ” Well, one, you didn’t do it yourself, which is why you need me to do it for you.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 4, 2025

Host: Dahlia El Gazzar, Dahlia+ Agency Guest: Noelle Russell, AI Leadership Institute Wed 4/16 from 9 a.m. Learn how to refresh your website design; test your sites usability; create an analytics/SEO reporting dashboard; review, refine and retire your content; and consolidate your digital presence. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The resulting data will help you prioritize resources and guide conversations with your leadership. Mark Athitakis at Associations Now brings a promising idea to the association world: the critical reviewer. Please take 10 minutes to contribute to our communitys understanding of what associations face in a complex and dynamic world.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Retirement is going extinct, says Harvard Business Review. Some quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: Thought leadership is an overused buzzword but it’s also a highly effective marketing strategy. Hear about different levels of involvement and why it’s important to review your strategic plan every year.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We had board and staff strategic planning task forces, both with the goals to develop strong, high functioning teams and elevate leaders and the organization’s leadership capacity. We often started our working sessions with leadership and teaming exercises and discussions, and we then put those learnings into practice throughout the process.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 6, 2018

I’ll tell you: there just so happens to be a new peer review site to help you out, ReviewMyEventApp. It works on the pay-it-forward model: when you submit a review of an event app, you can see all the reviews on the site. If you don’t leave a review, you can pay to see all the reviews. Tue 4/17 at 12 p.m.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2025

As a pair of business scholars recently wrote at the Harvard Business Review , listening is an intentional activity that requires empathy, patience, and the ability to respond to what you hear. And because it can be so mentally taxing people often take shortcuts or disengage altogether.

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AssociationChat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Leadership Responsibility Who in our leadership team owns cybersecurity risk management? How often does our board review and update our cybersecurity policies and procedures? Are we fully compliant with current data protection regulations in all jurisdictions where we have members?

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

WBT Systems offers the wisdom of Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca on topics pertaining to life inside and outside of associations, such as lifelong learning, change management, leadership, making the best of crappy situations and living in the now. Board Leadership ( Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia). every Monday.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. It might also be helpful to hold annual workshops to review the most frequently used terms in the dictionary.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 27, 2023

They explain how podcasts can benefit associations and their audiences, provide tips for starting an association podcast , and review the planning process and issues to consider before you dive in. Launching a podcast isn’t as daunting as it used to be, thanks to resources and people who can help you get started, like Association Briefings.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 3, 2020

You can start honing your concentration muscle by reviewing these 16 strategies from WBT Systems for finding more time to focus on deep work. Guest: Cathy Pales, Executive Leadership Coach. Many trends lists are predictably meh, but this is a good one. #4 4 on Price’s list: “Your ability to focus will determine your success.”

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If your association fits any of the five scenarios described by Lowell Aplebaum, FASAE, CAE, in his recent post, it’s time to review your strategic plan. Professional and personal networks have shrunk by close to 16% during the pandemic , according to Marissa King and Balázs Kovács at the Harvard Business Review. Shrinking network.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2019

John Hagel, Harvard Business Review ). Review the most common technical mistakes when completing an application. Special guest Brian Carter will review the trends that have changed industries, why so many organizations have lost traction, and how top performers are growing and winning today. We are not strangers to reviews.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

Host: 100 Reviews/Non-Dues-A-Palooza. Hear a review of key contract clauses, negotiations tips and strategies to ensure a strong contract to protect your organization. Host: Events Leadership Institute. Heather Sharpe, Instructor | Event Leadership Institute. Howard Givner, Founder and CEO | Event Leadership Institute.

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