The Power of Planning
Research has determined that only 3% of all adult citizens in the United States take the time and effort to plan for the future. Yet, those 3% accomplish five to ten times more in their lifetimes than...
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The Key to Helping Your Chamber and Association Succeed: A Strategic Plan
Albert Einstein remarked that insanity is doing the same things over and over again, and expecting different results. I am often asked by chamber of commerce and association executives to share the one...
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SOAR Don`t SWOT for Strategic Thinking
What if we regularly framed our strategic dialogs from a strengths-based perspective instead of the common deficit/threat-based mindset? Instead of thinking what our association or chamber “does not...
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A Road Map for Your Organization to Help with Recruitment and Retention
For years as we traveled, we used a road map to show us how to get from point A to point B. Now we have a GPS in our car that tells us how to get from point A to point B. The road map and GPS are...
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A More Engaged Organization in Four Steps
We talk a great deal in the association and chamber space about engagement. In fact, I suspect most organization management professionals have accepted the fact that in order to continue to deliver...
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Strategic Planning: Enjoy the journey
When my kids were little, my wife and I always prided ourselves on pushing off the savings until later and taking the kids on lots of vacations. We looked at this as an investment in their childhood,...
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Do You Have a Winning Strategy?
While attending a meeting with other chamber executives from across the country, I had the opportunity to hear A.G. Lafley, former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, share his thoughts on the...
View ArticleWhat’s Up with Purple Cows and the Four P’s of Strategy?
According to a recent article in The Economist, “strategy is basically about two things: deciding where you want your company to go, and then how you want to take it there.” Think about the fast food...
View ArticleFrom Plan to Action: Embrace – Own – Go!
A plan of any type – strategic, tactical, operational – regardless of amount of effort and contributions, can live vibrantly or idle sluggishly. There are many things that can be done to ensure...
View ArticleNot Accredited? You Should Be.
Credibility and relevance are two keys to success in today’s ever-changing membership-based organizations. Accreditation through the U.S. Chamber (the only national program of its kind for chambers)...
View ArticleThe Power of Planning
Research has determined that only 3% of all adult citizens in the United States take the time and effort to plan for the future. Yet, those 3% accomplish five to ten times more in their lifetimes than...
View ArticleThe Key to Helping Your Chamber and Association Succeed: A Strategic Plan
Albert Einstein remarked that insanity is doing the same things over and over again, and expecting different results. I am often asked by chamber of commerce and association executives to share the one...
View ArticleSOAR Don`t SWOT for Strategic Thinking
What if we regularly framed our strategic dialogs from a strengths-based perspective instead of the common deficit/threat-based mindset? Instead of thinking what our association or chamber “does not...
View ArticleA Road Map for Your Organization to Help with Recruitment and Retention
For years as we traveled, we used a road map to show us how to get from point A to point B. Now we have a GPS in our car that tells us how to get from point A to point B. The road map and GPS are...
View ArticleA More Engaged Organization in Four Steps
We talk a great deal in the association and chamber space about engagement. In fact, I suspect most organization management professionals have accepted the fact that in order to continue to deliver...
View ArticleStrategic Planning: Enjoy the journey
When my kids were little, my wife and I always prided ourselves on pushing off the savings until later and taking the kids on lots of vacations. We looked at this as an investment in their childhood,...
View ArticleDo You Have a Winning Strategy?
While attending a meeting with other chamber executives from across the country, I had the opportunity to hear A.G. Lafley, former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, share his thoughts on the...
View ArticleWhat’s Up with Purple Cows and the Four P’s of Strategy?
According to a recent article in The Economist, “strategy is basically about two things: deciding where you want your company to go, and then how you want to take it there.” Think about the fast food...
View ArticleFrom Plan to Action: Embrace – Own – Go!
A plan of any type – strategic, tactical, operational – regardless of amount of effort and contributions, can live vibrantly or idle sluggishly. There are many things that can be done to ensure...
View ArticleNot Accredited? You Should Be.
Credibility and relevance are two keys to success in today’s ever-changing membership-based organizations. Accreditation through the U.S. Chamber (the only national program of its kind for chambers)...
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