Aug
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Aug
27
test post with picture
Posted by Dave
http://ping.fm/p/IwfEg - this is a test post with an image to see if ping.fm completed their server move.
Aug
27
Flextime catching on?
Posted by AEM
"9 to 5 No Longer Only Way to Work," claimed a recent news report. That's really nothing new. Many organizations have long enjoyed the benefits of employee flextime.
Money-saving strategies seem to gain popularity during times of economic distress, though, and public and private organizations ...
Aug
27
How Big Is Your Brain?
Posted by Peter Turner
In our Monday session on open business models at the ASAE & Center Annual Meeting, we discussed one of the core tenets of open innovation and its value to organizations in the 21st Century. It is the notion that network-centric systems and processes are often far better ...
Aug
27
Back to Basics: The Elevator Speech
Posted by Kevin
The “elevator speech” is a cliche among professionals of all stripes, including association executives — you know, how can you explain what it is you do in 30 seconds or less? The purpose is not really to spring it on unsuspecting people riding down with you to the parking garage, ...
Aug
27
The real lesson here for those of us who sell intellectual property and don’t feel particularly guilty about it: Any business model that depends somehow on stuff that someone else creates and owns is always in danger of toppling. This includes associations. Own your stuff.
Aug
27
Hotel picks: Best in bathrooms
Posted by Sue Pelletier
The eagerly awaited winners of the 7th annual “America’s Best Restroom” contest have been announced. Below is a photo of the women’s room sink at the third-place finisher, Brio in Rockford, Ill. They’re all funky, and I’m sure very functional, too. This one does make me feel a little seasick, ...
Aug
27
Hat tip to my friend and fellow blogger Maddie Grant for pointing this effort out to me (here and here). I have been keeping close tabs on the emerging disaster brought about by an obscure federal panel that ordered a doubling of the per-song performance royalty that Web radio stations ...
Aug
27
Or, to be exact, a magician in the subway and amusement park, in this case. I mostly am posting this video because it had me laughing out loud, and who couldn’t use a laugh? But also because I thought this could be an interesting idea to contemplate for a conference: ...
Aug
27
Bmart and Acronym recently listed some new association blogs. But I have a few more of my faves!My fellow Tech Council buddy Rick Johnston writes the CAE Weblog.Super cool dude Bruce Hammond writes Insights from a Future Association Executive.Want ...