Spark Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2024

I subscribe to (and actually read) a variety of high-quality magazines, from the New Yorker to MIT’s Technology Review to The Atlantic. ” I am a voracious reader , and rarely of business books, which I find to be largely a waste of time. I still read the print newspaper every morning. I read fun fiction.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 16, 2024

How often does a magazine like The Economist share something about associations? Learn from experts in resilience and wellness, creativity and design thinking, and event leadership—all from the comfort of your desk. Lead Marvels shares their list of must-read association blogs. Awards programs. Don’t worry. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Good listens On the Reboot IT podcast , the DelCor leadership team (Dave Coriale, Loretta DeLuca, and Brian Sheehan) discuss controversial issues that aren’t getting enough attention from the association C-suite. 1 CAE credit. . – The Role of AI in Strategic Planning AI represents a seismic disruption to how we lead our associations.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If a member is already dealing with stress and burnout at work, they will not have the mental capacity or time for a chapter or association leadership role. Billhighway describes nine strategies for recruiting chapter leaders that reduce the stress of leadership roles, offer more fulfilling volunteer experiences, and rejuvenate your chapters.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Leadership. Innovation. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Sometimes, they seem so strident in their demand for online interaction as a way to drive collaboration and innovative practice, its almost as if they think online communities are a prerequisite for innovation. Because its innovative. Eric Lanke.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Association Chat November Magazine Launch Party Be part of an exclusive gathering of association professionals as we unveil the November issue of Association Chat Magazine. Engage with industry innovators and thought leaders. Be among the first to see the latest issue. Hear exclusive insights you won’t find anywhere else.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

That’s the beauty of thought leadership. Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. After all, we are the home of professional experts.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2017

When I say the word innovation to you, what feelings does this word evoke? In a recent research study association professionals reported that innovation is synonymous with risk, big expectations, large investments, long commitments and failure. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide to association innovation?

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The commitment to delivering high networking value needs to be identified as a high priority by your leadership. All staff and volunteer leadership should take personal ownership for making as many attendees as possible part of the tribe. There are two main types of networkers – 1) delivery-driven and 2) innovator-driven.

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AssociationChat

MAY 20, 2020

We became friends in the early days of Twitter and through an innovative project called EventCamp that witnessed us meeting with other creative types in the meetings world to create and participate in unique experiences all over North America. Event Leadership Institute. Ignite Magazine. The Incentivist digital magazine.

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Reid All About it

MAY 8, 2012

An unfamiliar magazine or radio station? Whose reactions concern you the most: your boss, the CEO, leadership or the average member? Tagged: Association , Innovation , Leadership , Management. Quiz time: How often do you try a new recipe? A different gas station or restaurant? Photo by Stephanie Vacher (Flickr).

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Delcor

JANUARY 7, 2020

As Ross explains, the digitization that has occurred in most organizations has been focused on operational excellence, while digital transformation is about rapid business innovation. A digital company innovates to deliver enhanced products, services, and customer engagement.". Printed magazine delivered by mail.

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Associations Now

MAY 17, 2024

But there are also challenges, as a recent article in the New York Times Magazine points out : A steady hand at the helm also means a risk-averse leader who misses opportunities to innovate. There are upsides to a long-tenured exec—stability, institutional knowledge, experience with common crises, and more.

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SCD Group

MARCH 25, 2013

Time Inc has is "spinning off" its magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Money and Time. When I first started work in the association world, I was assigned to manage the transition of the association’s magazine from a house organ to a commercial magazine. Six years later, our magazine dominated our industry publishing.

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CMA Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Agency Honored for Excellence in Leadership, Design and Media Relations PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.—Sept. CMA’s work and leadership continue to break new ground, delivering impactful results across various industries. It’s all about believing we can do something bigger, better and bolder for our clients. These awards show we do just that.”

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Spark Consulting

MAY 15, 2013

Two, I have an article coming out in MSAE’s Association FOCUS magazine on this very topic in June.). .” Associations Now asks: is it time to dump “ strategic planning “? One, here’s a link to Anna Caraveli’s original piece the AN piece references. Do you advertise on Google?

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Reid All About it

MAY 29, 2020

The Online News Association is turning their conference into a virtual “ global journalism innovation festival.” Pivot Virtual Summit: Visioning a New Future for the Events Industry through Self Care, Innovation & Community. Virtual conference of the week. Arianna Rehak, CEO & Co-Founder, Matchbox Virtual Media. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

MARCH 4, 2014

A new study finds that the best companies to recruit from have one thing in common: really, really good leadership training programs. So says a new report from Chally Group Worldwide ranking the top companies for leadership. Chances are, a lot of people have great ideas for growth and innovation,” GE CEO Jack Immelt told the magazine.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Associations are rightly proud of their member communications: Magazines, newsletters and websites represent the value of membership in the organization, while also sharing important industry news and professional development education with members. What Association Awards Contests Should My Association Enter?

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2011

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Leadership Limerick: Gratitude, Not Platitude. Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Labels: leadership limerick.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

At AssociationSuccess.org, we are super interested in a few things: the importance of culture, thought-leadership that helps us grow and the ability to make mistakes. Many organizations put innovation and acceleration at the top of their priority lists. Grow your team, and they will grow your business.”.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 6, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts.

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Associations Now

APRIL 9, 2013

Becoming a thought leader takes time, discipline, and innovation. Here are three questions to ask yourself while building your thought leadership strategy ( based after Forrester’s IDEA graph ): How do your members think? What’s the overarching purpose of thought leadership? “Thought leadership is cumulative.

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Idea Architects

OCTOBER 27, 2010

It's one of the many core elements of innovation, one Franz Johansson nicely described in his book The Medici Effect. He suggests innovation results from stepping into The Intersection, a place were ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary discoveries.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 6, 2021

Deep dive into MPI’s most recent Meetings Outlook research, published quarterly in The Meeting Professional magazine. Foresight as a Leadership Competency, Part 1. Learn new and innovative ways to personalize the member experience. Innovations in Membership Engagement. Foresight as a Leadership Competency, Part 2.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 7, 2022

This is a must-read for smart leaders who plan to ensure their organizations remain both human-centered and impactful within this fluid, innovative era of AI and automation. I recommend you buy it today! We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book. Below are a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 5, 2016

Journey innovation: continuing to test, learn, and iterate to create new value for the customer and, as a result, for your organization. Too often, associations focus on our products: we offer an annual conference, a magazine, some books, a webinar series, an awards program, committee volunteering, industry benchmarking and statistics, etc.

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CMA Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Their Power & Motion magazine feature included a subhead highlighting their innovation: “Building machines from the ground up enabled one heavy equipment manufacturer to ensure optimized designs for both electrification and market requirements.” HEVI knows this well. At CMA, our digital expertise is at your service.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In the July/August edition of Associations Now , Jeff De Cagna, FRSA, FASAE, wrote a thoughtful piece about the leadership issues bugging a once-major smartphone giant, BlackBerry. And the points the Principled Innovation principal made are well worth heeding. Sometimes, history repeats itself in parallel.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The numerous high-profile and high-stakes leadership failures we have seen across every sector of our society over the last three years have only strengthened my conviction that associations need less leadership and more stewardship to become future ready. Systemwide stewardship. Building a Future-Ready Association.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Travel and Leisure magazine describes Rose like this: “When guests check in to the hotel, a front desk representative gives them a card that reads: “Know my secrets. Pairing the old-fashioned idea of talking with your customers with the next-generation concept of turning machines into marketers is the essence of that leadership style.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2022

Harvard Business Review: How Smart Tech is Transforming Nonprofits BizTech Magazine: Why Nonprofit Leaders Should Be Involved in Automation Candid Blog Post: Using Smart Tech To Reimagine Nonprofit Work Stanford Innovation Review: Book Excerpt on Staying Human-Centered Chapter Social Media Breakfast with Kami Huyse: Fireside Chat Nonprofit Leadership (..)

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CMA Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Their Power & Motion magazine feature included a subhead highlighting their innovation: “Building machines from the ground up enabled one heavy equipment manufacturer to ensure optimized designs for both electrification and market requirements.” HEVI knows this well. At CMA, our digital expertise is at your service.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Fri 9/1 at 10 a.m.* – Association Bridge Networks| Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Our topic this month is Association Bridge Networks. Learn how to engage your leadership team and staff as allies and active participants so the whole organization works together to move IT initiatives forward and achieve measurable results.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 23, 2017

Association Adviser recently sat down with Naylor Association Solutions President & CEO Alex DeBarr to talk about what the future looks like for associations, how leadership and innovation go hand in hand, and why the right tools of engagement are key to engaging members and driving non-dues revenue.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 23, 2017

Nearly all meaningful innovation and disruption in your profession will have an impact on how the workforce evolves and the skills needed to succeed. In order to be proactive toward these workforce mega-trends, challenge your leadership to develop an outside-in view of your industry.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 2, 2022

These entries highlight some of the freshest and most innovative marketing and communications work coming from ACCE member organizations of all types and sizes. That creativity in communications, paired with catalytic leadership within their region, is what earned them this well-deserved recognition.”.

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