Is it time to Marie Kondo your content?
When Meena Dayak’s team at the American Public Power Association sought to redesign their website about two years ago, there was a lot to consider. Well, a lot of content to consider. “It had been a while since we had taken such a comprehensive look at the site,” said Dayak, who serves as the vice […]
Should you shorten your workweek?
If it was possible to have shorter meetings, take a paid day off every week, cut the overhead cost of operating your office building and increase overall productivity, would you do it? Thought it sounds like a no-brainer, what it takes to actually get there might leave a lot of leaders immediately unsure. But that’s […]
6 steps to more meaningful strategy meetings
Nothing excites me more than strategy meetings. The idea of discussing “what if” and partnering it with realistic plans creates a beautiful intersection of driving stakeholder needs forward while remaining open to new ideas. When I joined the Professional Pricing Society, one problem that became apparent in my first year was that cross-departmental collaboration wasn’t […]
Should your association start a podcast?
When Hannah Andrews and her team started thinking about creating their first podcast, they weren’t actually thinking in those terms. Instead, they considered their strategic plan goals around consumer outreach for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control. What’s a great way to build the audience they already had for their website, with info about […]
5 steps to making decisions faster
Ever had a choice you just couldn’t make? We’ve all been there. Fighting organizational ambivalence, though, is a step beyond having to make a choice in your personal life. When you’re in an association stuck between two places, making any forward motion at all can feel like literally moving mountains. As Society for College and […]
How 1 association booted bureaucracy and started making decisions
When Mike Moss first wrote for AssociationSuccess.org, he’d only been serving as president for the Society of College and University Planning for a little over a year. But even then, he knew the organization needed a shake-up. At the time, he authored an essay for the site that detailed his approach to ending, as he […]
Having a hard time making decisions? You’re not alone
One of the quickest lessons you learn when you get into the association industry is about just how slowly any change happens. It’s one of the things that was told to me, over and over again, when I first attended the American Society of Association Executives’ annual conference just weeks ago. Having joined AssociationSuccess.org just […]
SURGEcast: Listen to the whole interview with Safi Bahcall
Couldn’t make it to SURGE Growth in November or just loved what “Loonshots” author Safi Bahcall had to say so much that you’re eager for more? That’s exactly why we created SURGEcast, a podcast dedicated to delivering the full interviews from our SURGE keynotes. While our free virtual conference gives us an amazing opportunity to […]
SURGE Growth is coming back — for Asia-Pac
If we were going to spend our latest virtual conferencing charging the association industry with finding ways to grow, then you can bet we were going to look for ways to grow, too. That’s exactly why we’re proud to announce we’ll be hosting SURGE Growth all over again — and this time, it’ll be at […]
Feeling stuck? Moving on is actually quite simple
Being able to simplify something complicated is not easy or intuitive. In an overly complex world, simplifying our personal and professional lives is fast becoming a foundational value that cannot be ignored. Just look around: Companies that simplify our lives are thriving. Unstable complexity is the enemy I have a friend, Rod Graber, who owned […]