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

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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. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not. Understand the Options.

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

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This type of industry cross-pollination is going to make defining the future workforce very different.” Future success depends on aligning with rapid developments in technology across the marketplace, or industry 4.0. Subsequent models will incorporate changes based on consumer feedback.

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

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Industry giants are investing millions to tap the large data sets that give them competitive insight into their customers’ hearts and minds. Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. It’s free with limited usage.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging.

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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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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. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Evolve as your industry changes. Resist the temptation to model the competition. Explore your industry.

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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. In an age when one innovation transforms entire industries, it has never been more hazardous to be at the head of a professional organization. Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Association 4.0 Don’t compete.