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Developing a Product Mindset for Impact

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A product, whether in the for-profit, nonprofit, or government sector, is a powerful tool that delivers a valuable service to a specific audience. In the for-profit world, a product may be a tangible item that customers can purchase or subscribe to, driving financial success.

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Evaluating Your Board Meeting Agenda to Boost Productivity

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However, most of what makes for a productive board meeting happens before the meeting is even called to order. . If you’re looking for ways to evaluate your current agendas and optimize them for efficiency, you’ve come to the right place! Whether you’re strategizing about. budget preparation. prepare data. and review documents.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Who decides what is measured?

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

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To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Most were CEOs leading companies that provide products and services to associations.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Evaluate Resources IT deficits equal a rocky road for remote work. Remember Management by Walking Around?

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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This methodology was used to evaluate expanding the American Board of Medical Specialties, ABMS CertLink®, platform into new markets. When you tailor your product to its consumers, competition becomes irrelevant. Blue Ocean Strategy was used to evaluate the potential for promoting the product to new markets.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. These are internal challenges that might be related to culture, human resources, or operations. Evaluate New Initiatives Strategic risk is a different story. Most professionals are happy to help. Sig is right.