Author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. penned several volumes in his series of books, Live and Learn and Pass It On.  The books record ‘words of wisdom’ from people ages 5 to 95.  He shows that wisdom knows no age and that truth is truth at any age. We all have our own ‘what I’ve learned…’ […]

Have you ever found yourself in need of a quick decision from your Board? Tempted to get an answer by email vote? Haven’t we all…but it’s not that simple! Unlike a board vote in-person or by teleconference, there are special rules that pertain to email voting in 44 states (BoardEffect Research Report: U.S. Laws Governing […]

We wrapped up the final Institute site of 2018 two months ago. What a year this has been! As we prepare for Institute’s Fall Board Meeting this week in Washington D.C., we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the experiences of this past Institute year and celebrate the newest 199 Institute graduates. […]

Periodically, there seems to be quite a bit of turnover in the chamber world and it seems like we are going through one of those periods now in my state. Each of those separations are unique, but it always brings up the discussion of whether or not the chief staff executive should have an employment […]

This blog is the third and final installment of an IOM summer series on applying research principles to your everyday work. See the first and second blogs. In the first and second installments, we talked about establishing objectives, assessing available resources, collecting data and executing your approach. In this final installment, we will walk through […]