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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Be the disruption.

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

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The problem might be something you’ve never considered. The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. The World Café is a strategy designed to deeply explore a series of topical questions. Groups discussed the same question simultaneously.

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How To Embrace Change Throughout Your Career

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If you want to learn how to more effectively embrace change, read Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My Change is coming. Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic.

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How To Embrace Creative Tensions To Solve Tough Problems

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Lewis Today, the authors answer this question for us: Question : What are the couple best next steps for a workplace leader to take after reading your book? His work still inspires us and helps bring the Paradox System to life: Assumptions – change the question. Smith Marianne W. Boundaries - separate and connect.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. Chances are your problems stem from focusing too much on technology and not enough on behavior. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Learning, we do naturally.

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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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The faces change, but the concepts are entrenched. Most of the answers to today’s business questions involve technology. They know that we’re going to fix the problems.” The speed and agility required for problem-solving in fast-paced markets don’t leave room for wobbly positions or indecision.

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