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Thanks For Playing: Book Review: Humanize

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Book Review: Humanize. If youre one of my regular readers - or someone who knows me IRL - you probably know of my disdain for business books. And I love the comment that some of these business books make us dumber. Top association management Blogs. Blog Archive.

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Thanks For Playing: Book Review: The Back of the Napkin

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. Yes, I know this book was published in 2008, and its been sitting on my "to read" pile almost that long. Fortunately, the Association Chat book club got me to bump it to the top of the pile, and I finally read it last month.

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Building Digital Skills in Community Association Management

AvidXchange: Association Management

The community association management (CAM) industry is caught between a rock and a hard place. In a study by the Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR), 91% of respondents said they’ve seen expenses increase in 2023, a byproduct of rising material costs and inflation.

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Top 5 Association Management Takeaways from Xperience2014

YourMembership

Throughout the show our guests had the opportunity to attend sessions focused on business, marketing and association management best practices. We’ve put together a summary of the most notable association management ideas and recommendations that each speaker addressed during their presentations. Shrink to Grow.

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Examining the Build-to-Rent Phenomenon 

AvidXchange: Association Management

Many adjacent industries, including property management, community association management, construction and lending, are starting to see related impacts as well. AvidXchange recently hosted a webinar on build-to-rent trends , “The Build-to-Rent Revolution: Unlocking the Future of Housing.” So, streamlining is key.

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How to publish a book and why you should care

Aaron Wolowiec

As a featured association management blogger on Alltop , I was recently given the opportunity to receive and review an advance copy of a new book written by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch titled, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book. But enough about them, what did I think of the book?

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Association Subculture: Innovation in Association Management

Association Subculture

Innovation in Association Management. They cant beat the feeling of holding the book in your hand. The serendipity of finding the book you werent looking for. Then they removed THE BOOK from the equation and created the Kindle. Then they removed THE BOOK from the equation and created the Kindle.