I’ve been thinking about this difficult question for quite some time now, but I’ve been reluctant to write about it out of a genuine concern that the question itself might sound like an unprovoked attack on hard-working association staff and volunteers. This is definitely not my intention. Rather, I’m hoping we can make […]
I just received a copy of a new Forrester research article entitled Lessons Learned From 1,001 Web Site Reviews. It’s based on learnings from their many expert site reviews over the years and provides some interesting insights. It’s discouraging that…
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Organizations are hierarchical, and associations are no exception. As membership organizations, a hierarchy is unavoidable. There are thousands of members, but you can only have so many on the Board. Authority cannot be distributed evenly, so structures are created to hold that authority, giving the small number of people in those positions the ability to […]
Guy Kawasaki: It’s very hard to evangelize a blog that’s a piece of crap. Really, you can watch the whole 15 minutes of video for the details and character development, but the line above is the plotline and the keeper…
Just a note to let folks know that I am going to be out of the country for the next week. I am off to participate in one of my employers Leadership Meetings and Global Congresses in Budapest, Hungary.
This will be my first time in Europe so I am quite excited. I am sure there […]
CeBIT Australia turned a profit for the first time since its inception in 2002. Five years of losses or B/E before seeing a return. How many US-organized and owned shows would stick with an event like that? I don’t know…
In an early post back in March, I mentioned hearing a presentation by BJ Ostergren at a meeting of the Virginia Gift Planners. BJ spoke about her work in addressing the problem of identify theft as The Virginia Watchdog. BJ…
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