Relevance Is Not Enough
I'm thinking about submitting a proposal to speak at a conference with "Relevance is not enough" as the title. I've heard a lot of people in the last six months or so talk about how relevance is so crucial for associatio ...
It's Less About Theory and More About Thinking
I've always told myself that I like theory. I did my Master's degree in conflict resolution at George Mason University, and I remember talking to colleagues of mine in the conflict resolution field who weren' ...
It’s Less About Theory and More About Thinking
I've always told myself that I like theory. I did my Master's degree in conflict resolution at George Mason University, and I remember talking to colleagues of mine in the conflict resolution field who weren' ...
Raising Money for Wounded Soldiers
Those of you who know me well know that I am gearing up for my annual "Ride Allegheny" bike ride. This ride started nine years ago when a group of my friends in the neighborhood were looking for a multi-day bik ...
Platforms and Secession
This month's case study in Associations Now is about a Board member who feels his Special Interest Group isn't getting enough attention/resources from the association, so he threatens to start his own association ...
Lessons from my First Year as CEO
I ran my own consulting business for seven years, so technically I was a CEO then, but I had never been in the CEO role within an association until June 2008, when I took a position at Management Solutions Plus, an assoc ...
Being Valuable Isn't Enough (Strategy Lessons From Mix Tapes)
Fellow Gen Xer David Gammel had a brief chat the other day on Twitter reminiscing about making "mix tapes." For you younger folks, this was a process where we would go through our record or CD collection, pick ...
Being Valuable Isn’t Enough (Strategy Lessons From Mix Tapes)
Fellow Gen Xer David Gammel had a brief chat the other day on Twitter reminiscing about making "mix tapes." For you younger folks, this was a process where we would go through our record or CD collection, pick ...
Your Gut is More Ethical Than Your Brain
So says an article in Fast Company Magazine by Chip and Dan Heath, the brothers that wrote the (awesome) book, Made to Stick. I find it interesting, particularly after my session in Toronto where one of my seven t ...
Managing Conflict With Confidence: 7 Tips for Getting Unstuck
I was very pleased with the turnout for my conflict session. Many thanks to those of you who sat on the floor or, as this photo indicates, actually stood in the hall to watch my session (I was already on Tip 3 when that ...