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How To Create A Welcoming And Productive Work Environment

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Every business leader should read the book, The Business of We , by Laura Kriska. However, read it only once you’ve committed yourself to creating a welcoming and productive work environment for all. Tie diversity, equity, and inclusion goals to business goals. Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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It is the product of ongoing research to prepare our clients for success in digital markets. Those talks with association CEOs and executives who head businesses that service the association industry formed the basis for two books. With a growing business, things change, but they don’t get easier. Association 4.0: Association 4.0

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How To Create A Welcoming And Productive Work Environment

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Every business leader should read the book, The Business of We , by Laura Kriska. However, read it only once you’ve committed yourself to creating a welcoming and productive work environment for all. Tie diversity, equity, and inclusion goals to business goals. Notice when behavior seems unusual to you.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Most were CEOs leading companies that provide products and services to associations.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. All that’s needed is a 360-degree shift in how you view your business universe. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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When Kevin Ordonez, my business partner, and I wrote our Association 4.0 books , a home office was still a glimmer in every busy parent’s eyes. The traditional workplace reality is you’re lucky if you get up to five hours of productive work from each employee every day. Remote work was one of those unsettling tests.

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Are AI and EI an Odd Couple? Nope, Pairing Bytes With Behavior Is a Perfect Match

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These electronic miracles are pointless unless they are grounded in strong values, positive emotions, and productive behavior. As we move deeply into a business environment dominated by artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence becomes increasingly important. That process is becoming more complicated.