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

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We all understand that technology has changed business. The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed.

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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. In 2005, when Highroad was one of the few virtual businesses, the concept raised some eyebrows. Businesses and even a few associations are moving away from bricks and mortar.

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Eye-Opening Workplace Statistics From Gallup That Business Leaders Need To Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

And as revealed in Gallup’s latest book, Culture Shock , authored by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter , the following are some eye-opening statistics today’s business leaders need to know. Therefore, how organizations adapt to this culture shock will determine whether they thrive or even survive and whether U.S.

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

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We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Trust and Culture Trust and culture are deeply intertwined. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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They spring from shared values, business connections, or similar interests and backgrounds. Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Often, these relationships develop informally.

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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

.orgSource

Sharon Rice is Managing Director of Business Strategy at.orgSource and Garth Jordan is CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association. Both are steeped in the world of associations and are avid students of strategy, business, and culture beyond this industry. In my way of thinking, this is the wrong business model.

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

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. It’s easy for employees to be “too busy” to take on a complex new partnership.