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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Even small associations tend to stack layers of management like the cake at a royal wedding. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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The association industry has a reputation for clinging to traditions as stubbornly as Linus hugs his trademark blanket. If you need proof that this profession boasts its share of innovators, read a few chapters of our Association 4.0 The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. Bell is an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at DePaul University. In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. Hiring for skill is easy.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support.

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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

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An ear-to-ear grin lights your face and you answer, “What is an association?”—That Mission, vision, and values are a fundamental trio in the association playbook. We are hosting a guided exploration of what trust means for our future relationships with staff, boards, constituents, and the association industry.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. At that time, Stuart was CEO of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association. shared this valuable advice.

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Association 4.0 But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. We don’t have to rename our playbook Association 5.0 An Association 4.0