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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 Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Are you ahead of or behind the curve?

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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.

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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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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. Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. Clarify Roles.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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I wasn’t able to find statistics related to association leadership. How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? I’m not sure that mentoring is a priority in most associations. By embracing what.orgSource calls Association 4.0 Most mentorships begin with bonding.

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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 Don’t compete.

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

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Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.