Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Once a material enters the cycle, the main question becomes: How do we eliminate waste? This graphic breaks all human activities down into two cycles: a biological cycle and a technical cycle. In the circular economy, all activities derive from and return to renewable sources throughout their entire lifecycle.

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Higher Logic

MAY 28, 2020

Ultimately, though, Chris said: “The main problem we’re trying to solve with our customer community is around retention: How do we retain our customers at a higher rate? When customers engage in the community, and they reply, ‘like’ posts, or add questions, you’ll generally retain them, and retain them at a higher rate.”

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Categories: Social Media and Business Trends Tags: associations , though leadership There’s a great article in Inc. magazine on becoming a thought leader in your industry. While it was written mainly for CEOs, there are some valuable lessons for associations as well.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Although job descriptions often leave out many soft skills related to emotional intelligence, empathy is a key leadership skill. . You can be business savvy and intelligent, but without emotional intelligence to help you understand the needs of your employees, your leadership won’t be as effective.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each). That’s a recent development, however, as most didn’t start focusing on innovation until the past five years.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 30, 2017

Attendees were also able to take home some valuable lessons in leadership from influential thinkers who shared their stories and experiences. The post 3 Steps to More Inspired Leadership by Sarah Sain first appeared on AssociationAdviser.com. The event inspired new thinking, new ideas and new conversations.

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Associations Now

MAY 31, 2024

Its main takeaway is that while many organizations have addressed diversity in their organizations, nonprofit leadership is predominantly white and male, especially at larger groups: while 47 percent of all staff identify as white, 70 percent of CEOs and 66 percent of board members do. The State of Diversity in the U.S.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Genesys has three communities within their main community site: pureCloud , pureConnect , and pureEngage. So what’s the main point? Full webinar: Real Business Objectives, Addressed Creatively with a Customer Community. To set the stage, here’s a quick summary of Genesys’s online community.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

At a time of a leadership transition, planned or unplanned, more and more organizations are using interim leaders (aka interims) to help the board address organizational challenges, large and small, that may have existed during the tenure of the previous leader.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Our main was a chicken, sweet potato and bacon casserole —very tasty. These realities have created an opportunity to revisit established norms, ethics and practices and necessitate a new look toward best practices of leadership behavior. Leadership Buy-in: Modeling Commitment to Affect Change. Sunday was all about casseroles.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2020

ExCeL London is delighted to announce the appointment of Anna Clover to the role of Head of Event Management and Simon Callow to the role of Head of Technology, further strengthening the venue’s Senior Leadership Team. Anna has also been a main board director for the Association of Event Venues (AEV).

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

No more opening prayers, recognizing those who have passed, obligatory leadership speeches, and long-winded awards presentations or processions. Others are reimagining their President’s Reception as a networking reception — with a focus on the attendee, not the leadership.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The resulting data will help you prioritize resources and guide conversations with your leadership. Nikki Main, Daily Mail You never grow old at the table Once you find a good meatball recipe, dont let it go. Please take 10 minutes to contribute to our communitys understanding of what associations face in a complex and dynamic world.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A good leader doesn’t have to be a genius, he or she just needs to be competent — both at their jobs and the leadership aspects of their role. . Read leadership books. Work with a leadership mentor you admire. Empathy is a key leadership skill because you cannot lead a team without understanding the people on it.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Instead, you need to align your new online community with the mission and priorities of your association's leadership. If a document like this doesn’t exist, hold some informational interviews with your executive director and the head of the board to figure out what the association's main goals are for the upcoming year.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 16, 2024

August’s main topics are a post-conference discussion of the good, bad, and questionable at ASAE Annual and getting the most out of your ASAE membership. Learn from experts in resilience and wellness, creativity and design thinking, and event leadership—all from the comfort of your desk. More info/register. More info/register.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In our example, the customer support community’s main KPI is customer service costs. There are two main comparisons you can use. That’s a 10% decrease and a savings of $10,000, which are the numbers you should present to your leadership team to show business impact. But identifying your KPIs isn’t enough.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

Host: Events Leadership Institute. Heather Sharpe, Instructor | Event Leadership Institute. Howard Givner, Founder and CEO | Event Leadership Institute. And what’s happening to rates? More info/register. Presenters: Steve Enselein, SVP Event Operations | Hyatt Hotel & Resorts. Caroline England, Head of Product | Convene.

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Thanks For Playing

MAY 9, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Short but solid list this week: Leadership is not about getting your own way. Labels: blog roundup , Eric Lanke , Jeffrey Cufaude , leadership , Maddie Grant. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 09 May 2012. What Im Reading. Kill the buzzwords and bs. Newer Post.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 2, 2024

She asks whom your leadership (paid and volunteer) actually listens to and who’s allowed to be honest ? August’s main topic is ASAE24 Post Con: The Good, the Bad, and the Questionable. Extra credit Five habits for CEOs (and others) who want to become better active learners. |

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 9, 2024

Host: Profound Leadership Speaker: Edward R. August’s main topic is ASAE24 Post Con: The Good, the Bad, and the Questionable. Learn from experts in resilience and wellness, creativity and design thinking, and event leadership—all from the comfort of your desk. More info/register. – Cut the Sh*t. Cue the Genius.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

The main event was chicken (instead of veal) piccata with steamed asparagus (another menu deviation because, oh my, I knew asparagus in that sauce would be so good and it was) and bucatini amatriciana. .* – Career Coach Series: Mindful Leadership Many organizations are in a state of disruption, transformation, and uncertainty.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Leading Into Tomorrow: Using Foresight to Expand Association Leadership in Critical Domains. Association Board Leadership & Governance in the Era of Business as Unusual. – Leading Into Tomorrow: Using Foresight to Expand Association Leadership in Critical Domains. Mon 11/9 at 3 p.m. 1 CAE credit. Tue 11/10 at 3 p.m.

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Thanks For Playing

APRIL 11, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Continuing on a theme, nine key leadership characteristics - how do you measure up? Labels: blog roundup , Fast Company , Harvard Business Review , Jamie Notter , Jeffrey Cufaude , leadership. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 11 April 2012. What Im Reading.

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Association Adviser

MAY 3, 2021

The association industry is asking one main question about event risk management: How do we navogate the new “normal” for holding in-person events? The post Mitigate Risk for In-Person Events This Year appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Learn how to properly assess your organization’s risks—both the obvious and hidden ones; develop a risk management strategy for the organization to cover the three main risk domains—security, digital, and personnel; empower your team to reduce risk; and transfer risk to insurance partners more effectively. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We needed an intranet that would do the typical heavy lifting – benefits information, leadership messaging – but also one that enabled conversations,” said Nancy. The home page and main community is an open forum that connects Ascend Learning’s 12+ brands through discussions and a resource hub with hundreds of documents.

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NXUnite

JANUARY 16, 2024

Let’s refresh your memory on the main advantages: Increased visibility. According to 360MatchPro , CSR offers these four main advantages for businesses: Employee engagement. Aside from engaging employees, CSR events also allow employees and leadership to bond outside the office. Greater outreach. Relationship-building.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 3, 2023

Chamber of the Year Winners The Chamber of the Year award recognizes the leadership role chambers of commerce have in their communities. The award recognizes excellence in operations, member services, and community leadership. Chambers are natural conveners, sharing stories that inspire and spur action.

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Thanks For Playing

APRIL 3, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Labels: leadership , TED talks , video. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 03 April 2012. Start With the "Why". Want to lead in a way that inspires action? Start with the "why.". Share on FriendFeed. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Getting in front of target buyers and communicating value happen to be two of the main principles of the common sales process. Don’t discount thought leadership for the top of funnel audiences. Associations can build thought leadership through blogs, white papers, publications, and appearances on webinars and podcasts.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 18, 2019

Here's a word from our main point of contact on-site during this specific rebuild, who recently shared this project update within the community of rebuild volunteers: "We had some awesome volunteers on the house. We were honored to work alongside each of them, learning more about Clay and his impact on the organization along the way.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 6, 2018

Now, the main event: free professional development events for the association community. Board Relations and Leadership DC Idea Swap (Washington DC). Presenter: Brandt Krueger, owner, Event Technology Consulting, and instructor, Event Leadership Institute. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not product-centric.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 7, 2019

Learn how to identify the main challenges and the main benefits of online events in your organization, analyze the five bulletproof reasons for your organization to offer online events, and develop an outline to share with leadership for an online event strategy. 1 CMP credit. More info/register. Host: PCMA.

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Associations Now

MARCH 19, 2020

You can develop a pillar page for each of your company’s main focus areas. When your focus is both lead generation and thought leadership, optimize your blog posts. Then you’ll build out more specific subtopics, or “cluster content,” Raymond explains.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 19, 2020

” Step 3: Craft great answers and comments to build thought leadership. All you have to do is answer questions (thoroughly) in the main threads you are following, and include a call to action to your website for more information (ideally a blog post that goes into more details). But if not, it’s very simple. .

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

WBT Systems offers the wisdom of Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca on topics pertaining to life inside and outside of associations, such as lifelong learning, change management, leadership, making the best of crappy situations and living in the now. Board Leadership ( Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia). every Monday.

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