Association Leaders

JUNE 24, 2013

I also enjoy reading “business” and “leadership” books occasionally. In the post, the author, a leadership expert himself, points out the great leadership lessons that can be learned from reading. Not the traditional – “How to be a great leader” books, but from reading fiction.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 10, 2024

A few years ago (pre-pandemic), I had the chance to attend an invite-only business book launch event with a room full of (other than me) pretty high-level people. Puzzlingly, the author, rather than giving their book away to all these influential people, opted to try to make this a sales event, and sold maybe ten books.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2022

Several years ago, Allison Fine and I started talking about our next book together and started writing and thinking about the implications of an emerging technology that we describe as “Smart Tech,” and what nonprofit leaders need to know to be prepared. You can purchase the book on Amazon! The Smart Nonprofit (Hardcover).

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

She has packed all that into her new book, “ Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership.” ” I was honored to write a book blurb after reading an early draft, but my copy just arrived in the mail and wanted to share review on my blog as part of my preparation for doing an interview with her next week.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 7, 2022

I’ve got some very exciting news, my new book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , co-authored with Allison Fine, launches on Wednesday, March 9th. You can purchase the book on Amazon! Allison Fine and I will be presenting at two FREE online book talks, please join us. Here are some messages.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The guide book to lead you into the next era of the association industry is ready! Kevin Ordonez and Sherry Budziak have a combined 40 years of leadership and executive consulting experience. This book highlights skills that leaders can use to outpace change and tame chaos.

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Association Success

MARCH 4, 2019

Part of the Non-Obvious Guide series published by IdeaPress, this book will teach you: How to define employee engagement in a way that connects directly to what makes both your organization and your employees more successful. Why engagement surveys are so flawed and how to dig into your culture to go beyond “symptom” metrics.

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Association Success

MARCH 6, 2018

I recently published an article about authentic leadership , directing people’s attention towards the leadership structure of their organization in order to feel its social, economic, political and environmental pulse. Two important aspects of authentic leadership are reflection and honesty. True Leadership Starts with Honesty.

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Association Navigator

JANUARY 31, 2016

This book is nearly 20 years old, but it includes some timeless advice for leaders, with a particularly good chapter on successful leadership transitions. Finzel also says that anticipating and preparing for a leadership transition is something good leaders should do from their very first day on the job.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 28, 2020

So when chapter leaders are having trouble handling the job, association leadership must step in and find a solution. Garrity suggests providing existing and emerging chapter leaders with training resources such as online courses, in-person leadership training sessions, and weekly or biweekly leadership newsletters.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Not in this book.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. Empathetic leadership, to us, is about seeing through the eyes of others. Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?”

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Association Leaders

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I read an interesting article about Mr. Disney and a book written by a long-time former employee and Disney executive recently. . Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Uncategorized Volunteerism' Most of the time we think about great leaders, we think about how they motivated their employees to achieve greatness.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Several years ago, my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I, wrote two books. leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. The leadership qualities we identified hold. Give your leadership skills a twist. Association 4.0 We don’t have to rename our playbook Association 5.0

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Association Adviser

APRIL 12, 2018

Moreover, while there are many ways to develop yourself professionally, such as joining an organization, taking a night class at the university, enrolling in a free online seminar or attending a conference, the method of professional development I’m recommending doesn’t require you to even leave the house: Read books. Don’t believe it.

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Association Leaders

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Leadership is the topic most addressed in this blog. Leadership is certainly an important topic. All this interest is because I am on a journey – a leadership journey. Mr. Conant recently published a book titled, “Touchpoints” I am putting the book on my 2012 reading list.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 28, 2014

Do Book Co, 2014. In Chapter 3 of Humanize , Maddie and I take to task the authors, experts, and even “gurus” on the topic of leadership. In human organizations, we understand that leadership is actually the system’s capacity to shape its future. Les McKeown’s new book, Do Lead , takes a similar stance. Inspire others.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 29, 2011

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. Authors Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter use the lens of social media to examine our "modern" business, management, and leadership practices and find them au courant.with the Industrial Revolution.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. She’s also the author of two books, “Building Your Brand” and “Connect to Influence.” “The The post <strong>International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K.

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PROPEL

MAY 7, 2024

A common misconception about culture change is that it’s a top-down directive, something decreed by senior leadership and trickled down through the ranks. While leadership’s buy-in is crucial, the truth disrupts this top-down narrative: Everyone has the power to shape culture.

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2017

There’s a simple way to say thanks to dedicated members who serve in volunteer positions—sign and send a gratitude book. We wanted a simple and tangible item to give our members to recognize those in leadership roles,” says Jennifer Rowell, NCACPA’s director of member engagement. How to hack it? Why does it work? What’s the bonus?

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Associations Now

APRIL 28, 2019

Today, everybody wants to feel like a stakeholder in an organization, and a new study suggests command-and-control leadership is obsolete. Leadership models come and go, but humility never goes out of style. The term for that is “servant leadership,” coined by Robert K. But strong execs still have a role to play.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

” type conversations so much as of “I just read the most interesting book” type conversations. ” I am a voracious reader , and rarely of business books, which I find to be largely a waste of time. I read literary fiction, including books that have been translated from other languages.

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Association Navigator

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

It’s the time of year when booksellers tell us what books make good gifts for certain categories of readers. It made me wonder if there was a list of the best books for association executives? So here is the list of what I think are some of the best books for association executives. 18 Minutes. By Peter Bregman. David Rock.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The consequence of all that reading is that at year-end my bookcases are overflowing with gently read books I no longer need. So I'm giving them away in mystery boxes of books. Just like the mystery brown bag you once found in stores, each box will contain a few lightly used books.

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Forj

JULY 25, 2017

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Several of the book’s authors are associated with the Society of Academic CME (SACME) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The design of the book speaks to this. Editors William F.

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Robert Skrob

MAY 23, 2022

What leadership skills are necessary to get subscribers to want to pay you to be their leader? Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence and guide followers or other members of an organization. And, almost all of these leadership books are written within an employee/employer context. Click here to watch.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 5, 2012

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. Im just not sure that this book can get most of us there.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 26, 2015

The launch date for our new book is rapidly approaching! We have produced a PDF flyer describing the different packages in detail , but basically if you want to order 100, 250, 0r 400 books, we’ll throw in a webinar and various speaking and consulting offers, depending on the package. Announcements Books and Reading'

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Golden's Rules for Association

APRIL 5, 2020

I was always someone who recognized the critical value of diligently providing for personal solitude as an element of leadership effectiveness. There is a pretty good book on this subject if you are unconvinced: Lead Yourself First, by Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin). But […].

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 27, 2014

As you can see, this is not a new book–bordering on 10 years old–but it’s worth a review, because it has some really good ideas in it, backed by good research. Books and Reading Culture Leadership' Small Giants: Companies that Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. by Bo Burlingham. Portfolio, 2005.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 21, 2014

Downtown Nashville also provided the perfect setting to host the second YM Thought Leader Summit, where we pulled together many of the people who so generously share their time and talents to help drive YourMembership’s thought leadership initiatives. Below are the Thought Leadership sessions from Xperience 2014. CAE Webinar Series.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 7, 2013

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? It’s totally worth it.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I wanted to share (with some pride, I must admit) what some super smart people are saying about our book, When Millennials Take Over, upon reading an advance copy. Maddie and I are truly excited about this book. Charlene Li, author of the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership, and Founder & CEO of Altimeter Group.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 7, 2012

Jeff De Cagna’s new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future , will be available as a free download beginning this Wednesday, August 8. The e-book was produced in collaboration with DC-based branding firm, CHIEF. If Jeff’s new e-book isn’t enough of a wake up call, stay tuned.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This is a tool that you can use to summarize important aspects of your project with your team, leadership, and vendors. Throughout the session, the group completed sections of a Selection Dashboard. Here are 8 things you should ALWAYS do as part of your selection: Set up a project charter to define the project goals, team members, milestones.

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 19, 2013

I had such good intentions for making August a Readapalooza month, catching up on the stacks of books that have accumulated since the start of the year. But after starting off strong the first week , here I am on Week Three without another completed themed set of books to report on because work and life kept me from completing them.

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