Do you ever find yourself trying to come up with a creative idea to solve a problem and/or challenge? Where do you go find those new ideas? Ideas are everywhere. You find them in a casual conversation, a subway/bus ad, radio, tv, book or lecture. They come as surprises when we are not trying, when we […]
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Who ARE Those Board Members and Why Should I Care?
A chamber’s chief executive interacts regularly with the chamber board and builds a partnership relationship with board members. The board and the executive usually understand their roles and manage the chamber’s leadership process fairly well. But what about the other staff people? Can the same partnership relationships exist? How can we create these healthy partnership […]
Three Ways to Manage Your Membership Database
1) Email Often Your members want to hear from you, so make sure you are fully communicating with your entire database at least once each year. Use these communications as an effective way to check for active emails; look for bounce backs, permanent out of offices and the occasional email from a new staff member who […]
The Ten Organizational Myths of Chambers and Associations
Myth 1: I have been on the board of directors for four years, now it is “my turn” to be chairman of the board! Reality: Leadership is earned, not awarded. Leaders are brought to a higher level by those they volunteer with. The board, as a unified team decides who can best represent the organization […]
Institute Fall Webinar: Exemplary Leadership
In their classic book, The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner identified five practices that make exemplary leaders. In this one-hour webinar, long-time Institute faculty member, Sarah Sheila Birnbach, will discuss the five practices with emphasis on aligning your staff and members around a shared vision. Join the webinar to learn how you can create […]
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