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Monday, August 31, 2015

The Essential Elements of an Operational Plan

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Two weeks ago I wrote about the link between our Board's Strategy Agenda--the document that defines what our association will achieve an...
Monday, August 24, 2015

You've Got to Meet the Decision-Maker

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I've been on a number of member visits lately. What are member visits? That's when I and/or a member of my association staff get out...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking by Jeff Gordinier

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An entertaining book that makes a compelling case for "X" as a sensibility rather than a generation. For the author, it all boil...
Monday, August 17, 2015

The Link to the Operational Plan

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I've now covered in a series of blog posts the elements that make up my association's Strategy Agenda--a new term I've introdu...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Are You Excited About What Comes Next?

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You'd better be. As your association's CEO, it's your job to be excited about what comes next. Look around, find the new thing t...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

The American Future by Simon Schama

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This book was published in 2009 and it shows. I’ll tell you what I mean by that, but before I do, let me try to do what Schama does skillf...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Roadmapping Is Just as Important as Roadmaps

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"Roadmapping is just as important as roadmaps." That's a paraphrased quote from a facilitator my association hired to help...