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Engage volunteers, take a page from the magazine

Aaron Wolowiec

For the last year I’ve had the opportunity to serve on the editorial advisory board of Michigan Meetings + Event s magazine. We attend board meetings to discuss details of the magazine—what we think works, what we think should be improved—and swap stories about the state of the industry. Content & Articles. Mountain and Northwest).

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Association Brain Food: 11.15.24

Reid All About it

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. Host: ASAE Reston-Loudoun Swap Speaker: Melanie Thomas, VP of Cybersecurity, Bridgepoint Thu 11/21 at 6:30 p.m. – Be among the first to see the latest issue.

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Daily Buzz: Struggling Chapter Leadership? Help Them Out

Associations Now

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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Association Brain Food: 10.25.24

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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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Lessons in leadership from 2014

Aaron Wolowiec

Athitakis has written on nonprofits, the arts and leadership for a variety of publications. And I do worry, as I wrote back in May, that social-media herd mentality might trickle down into leadership , leading to groupthink. Listening is an underrated leadership skill. 22 on Associations Now.

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A Big Leadership Goal: Keep It Simple

Associations Now

Writing in Strategy + Business magazine, Adam Bryant proposes making January a “ simplification month.” They’re questions worth asking because of one point that Bryant makes: As a consultant, he’s observed that senior leadership teams often have overly lengthy lists of priorities.

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More on Leadership and Social Media

Jamie Notter

Late last fall, Maddie and I released the results of a survey we did with 500 professionals about the link between social media and leadership. Check out the most recent stories: New Leadership Skills for a New Social Media Age, MarketingProfs. DATA: Social Media is Changing Leadership, Social Business News.