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Good News for Associations! There’s More Work To Do

March 5th, 2013 | Posted in Membership Management

Associations can be pivotal in shaping careers

Recently, LinkedIn posted its findings in regards to professional goals. Its latest study revealed that the top five professional goals for people in the US in 2013 are:

  1. Professional development through learning new skills (48%)
  2. Network/build more professional relationships (46%)
  3. Get a new job/career (29%)
  4. Get a raise (28%)
  5. Get promoted or move into a leadership role (25%)

What does this mean for associations? Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Like it? Change it.

June 21st, 2012 | Posted in Membership Management

Yesterday I came across a really motivating article on Harvard Business Review, entitled “Don’t Like Your Job? Change it Without Quitting.” Whether you love your job or are looking for something different, it had a really nice tone. The one thing that stuck with me was the idea that it challenged each of us to find meaning in our jobs. For associations that’s easy. Your mission is your meaning but from a day-to-day perspective it’s easy to get mired down in the incessant questions and complaining you hear when devoting yourself to a membership organization. “Are you serving chicken again?”, “What time does the conference start?”, and on and on. You want to shout several times a day, “Just read the email I just sent!” But you don’t because you are dedicated to the people and cause. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Fear Your Employees Becoming Bigger Than You

February 29th, 2012 | Posted in Social Media and Business Trends

I should save this post for Halloween because it scares a lot of people.

No matter what your industry, you want strong, competent people working (and volunteering) for you. You want your employees (and volunteers) to represent you professionally and with such vigor and conviction that their energy is contagious and people want to be a part of what they are a part of.

Or do you?

That is the dilemma many organizations are facing now with the advent and subsequent embracing of social media – are your employees “out-shining” your group/brand? Read the rest of this entry »

Emailing – What's Too Much?

February 12th, 2010 | Posted in Social Media and Business Trends

Emailing — it’s a great way to communicate quickly and within your schedule. You can reach out to multiple people with a couple of quick key strokes. It also makes contacting the same person over and over again effortless. But when do you cross the boundary from tenacious go-getter to scary stalker?

The Harvard Business Review had an interesting post not too long ago that examined that very question. It used an example of a business meeting in which one party is interested in obtaining something from the other (employment, financial backing, a recommendation, etc.). The “seeker” thought the meeting went very well and had the other’s word that they would work together in the future. The seeker then followed up with multiple emails and calls.

Is that the right course of action? How many calls or emails constitute too many? Thoughts?

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