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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

A number of our consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.

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Ferguson Suits Target Police Records, Crowd Control

Associations Now

Arguing that authorities in the St. Louis suburb haven’t been forthcoming with public records and evidence about last week’s fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen, the National Bar Association is suing to gain access. “We want to ensure the family of Michael Brown and the residents of St.

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Update: How Association Execs Know It is Time to Leave

SCD Group

Over Thanksgiving weekend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Bernie Miklasz wrote a piece about Missouri football coach Gary Pinkle headlined Has Pinkle Gone Stale ? But, if you've been in your CEO position for 7 or more years, pay attention to the signals -- no matter how faint or how silly -- and have an exit strategy.

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SCD Group: Interpreting data differently results in different.

SCD Group

Look at these three uses and one story from just the last couple of weeks: #1 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bernie Miklasz used the following in a story (6/14/12) about the challenges to St. Louis Cardinals rookie manager Mike Matheny. After I wrote this post, Steve Giegerich, the jobs reporter for the St. Newer Post.

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Preview of #ASAE11

Jamie Notter

Okay, the countdown timer has started for #ASAE11 in St. This year, though, we’re also raising money to support Habitat for Humanity’s efforts in rebuilding tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Preview of #ASAE11. Posted August 3, 2011. in Announcements - 3 comments. Consulting.