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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Garth Jordan, CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association , talked about how that attitude aligns with the Board’s relationship with the executive director and the staff. “We’re

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In Building a great team starts with hiring the right people. This process ensures that we hire the right people.” What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.” Trust me, it’s worth it.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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Fifteen percent of association boards are made up of people of color. Three percent of association CEOs are people of color. People are fearful of change. Develop Competence Collegiality and good intentions are ingredients for success, but attitude isn’t enough to go the distance. Equity is good for business.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Declining membership numbers are a symptom of a disconnect between what your people need and what you deliver. To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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The second category , external self-awareness, means understanding how other people view us, in terms of those same factors listed above. Our research shows that people who know how others see them are more skilled at showing empathy and taking others’ perspectives. People frequently enjoy their own observations best.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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To prepare for an uncertain future, begin building competence in areas where people remain the experts. Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Passion plus knowledge is a powerful hook, making people who were about to swipe stay for a while. He defined it as “those people who possess a distinctively original idea, a unique point of view, or an unprecedented insight into their industry.” Meet people where they are going, not where you imagine they want to be.”

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