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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!—A Hybrid Model of Association Management

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The need to adapt to a changing environment has given creative legs to business thinking. We’re mixing, matching, and collaborating in remarkable new ways. Association CEOs and management firms are one example of a pairing that hasn’t always been viewed as a great date. However, when the chemistry […].

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

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I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. Most were CEOs leading companies that provide products and services to associations. Subsequent models will incorporate changes based on consumer feedback.

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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 Success belongs to organizations that adapt to a shifting environment. Business is Darwinian.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. ENA’s commitment to bring culture to life is even expressed in the organization’s physical environment.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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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. Nancy MacRae, CEO at the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , steered their members through the challenge.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. It’s free with limited usage.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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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. When the first crew of astronauts departs for Mars, Suzanne T.

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