I recently conducted a workshop for the Carolinas Chamber of Commerce Executives entitled, “Motivating and Retaining Your Top Talent.” During the training, a participant asked, “For small organizations, when we’re hiring a new employee, don’t we have to consider his/her personality? After all, if a person doesn’t “fit” into our culture, the whole environment can […]
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When Should You Raise Dues?
Whenever I teach a course on membership dues these question always arise: “How often should we raise dues?” or ‘How much should we increase our dues?” Now that the economy seems to be slowly recovering, many associations who maintained their dues levels during the recession are wondering if it’s time to raise them. We’ll show you […]
The Value of Advocacy
Advocacy – The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy. In essence, advocacy is actively supporting something important to you. I recall several years ago when a friend of mine asked me “how do you lobby” (with much disdain in her voice as if the practice […]
Do You Treat Your Job Like a Rental Car?
Most of us work where we choose to work, for those we choose to work for. The value of having equity in your position that moves the organization forward, and being a team member that adds value, worth, with your fingerprint is an individually earned accomplishment. After 20 years as a Chamber CEO, and having […]
Creating Financial Expectations Is Healthy: So Why Do We Hide?
Human nature generally drives us away from what is uncomfortable to us. Managers want to succeed and they need multiple benchmarks to judge and measure degrees of success. Most managers are inherently uncomfortable with financial measurement tools and finances in general and they rarely view these tools as part of their personal arsenal of resources. […]
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