I think we can all agree that the technology revolution throughout the past five years has really changed the way we do business. Especially now with social media and all that it affords us in communicating to the masses. All these new technologies allow us to communicate in a timely, and for the most part, […]
Four Tips for Onboarding New Staff
We all hire staff from time to time, and how we onboard that employee into our association or chamber workplace is a critical first step. Everyone is busy, but it’s important to take the time to have a formal onboarding process that will position your new staff member to be successful. Here are four areas […]
Chamber Mergers: Lessons Learned
At a recent best practices session with a dozen of seasoned chamber CEOs, the topic of mergers was addressed. With a sluggish economy it was suggested that there will probably be more mergers or outright closings of chambers in the future, not less. Let’s start with a couple of facts: There are over 7,000 chambers […]