The Blogoclump

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Fuzzy Wuzzy soap (pic) was popular with kids in the sixties. Different animal shaped soap (bear, monkey, poodle, cat) would grow some kind of fur on it when the soap dried … and inside was a prize … like small plastic Rat Fink charm.

There’s probably a 0% chance it could exist today for mass-market - between god knows what made that fuzz grow plus size of kids prize (think recall). Many cereals had prizes inside too. My sister and I always dumped the box of cereal to find out what the prize was as soon as box opened, and we certainly didn’t wait to wash our hands a hundred times to find out what was inside Fuzzy Wuzzy soap (think plastic knife).

Recently a colleague asked how to respond to a young member who’s already professionally very successful, very skilled, but wants to be president now … not wanting to take all the steps historically thought to be essential to get there. Didn’t wait for success before, doesn’t want to wait now. My thought: if industry and leadership skills, could be president now.

Possible the world divided into Fuzzy Wuzzys - if you can get to prize some other way, don’t make them wash their hands a hundred times and watch fuzz grow first vs. those who believe leaders need to wait and take steps. Nominating processes and requirements need to consider what’s most important in leaders.

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OK, there are too many good posts on We Have Always Done It that Way, which I’m just catching up on after taking a news reader hiatus. Here are a couple more good ones related to conferences:
Why you shouldn’t just provide PowerPoint templates to presenters
It’s time to lose the standard evaluation forms and replace them […]

Read & discuss at Sue Pelletier's blog.

Now that we’re starting (finally) to understand that lectures aren’t necessarily the best way to go for educational sessions, some people are confused over how to use the expertise of presenters and still get people participating. Check out Mickie Ropps ideas on how to make it work.

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Check out this post on We Have Always Done it that Way for one of the best ideas I’ve heard yet on getting the next generation interested in coming to your association’s meeting.

Read & discuss at Sue Pelletier's blog.

If you want something insanely addictive to do, check out Touch the Bubbles, a game where you have to match sounds being played. It’s harder than you’d think, and even harder than that to turn off.
Yes, I’m making very good use of my long Thanksgiving day weekend!

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Travel with stacks of magazines and rip out pages of things to remember; and keep list of favorites from online articles to find later. Here’s a few recently ripped or clicked:

1. USA Today article about how service organizations (Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions) modernizing to attract younger members and busier lives. Includes changes in membership meetings (time, frequency, location), different types of volunteerism/service, family involvement, interactive calendars to sign up for service projects, less rules focus, more environmentalism.

2. ASAE blog article about using Evite.com to arrange functions - invitations, RSVP, forward invites to others if wanted, getting maps/directions, signing up for potluck, making online contributions, sharing photos after meeting/function.

3. Conference travel tips from shoemoney.com - always get 2 beds (second one like extra desk), request room refrigerator (usually free), and call your room number (even if 3 digit) with your cell phone so you can find it on call log later.

Read & discuss at CindyAE's blog.

Prior to Laura’s accident I had one primary role that I was concerned with: the working dad. Like many (but not all) families, I am the primary bread-winner who would work long hours and do a lot of travel to provide the income for our family. I played an active, but sometimes aloof role in […]

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