Projections are basically a straight forward process that can be made almost perfect if built around program and project managers. It’s all about these key staff members. Projections can be a straight forward process – not an easy process – but a process that can save an organization if the heart of the process is […]
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Tips for Creating a Sound Endorsement Strategy
Now that legislative sessions are over, campaign season is in full swing! Engaging in campaign activities can be a great way to build your organization’s reputation and raise visibility within your community. But you want to do it smart and in ways that will reflect positively on your organization, your members, and your community. Chambers […]
360 Degree Feedback Mechanisms: Harnessing their Power and Utility
Implementing a 360 degree review process will either be a destructive and devastating experience, or a developmental epiphany for those involved, depending entirely on how the process is structured. This posting focuses on the seven reasons why 360’s fail, and provides best practice solutions for each reason. Let’s begin with a definition of the instrument. […]
Speaking is Not Communicating
As I travel around the country attending conferences and conventions I have become very aware of a truth that crosses every industry and job level… Speaking is not communicating. While we are talking about it, writing is not communicating, and going through the slide deck is not communicating either. These are activities. Communication is a […]
Quarter Life Crisis & the Young Professional
The recession, loss of jobs, collapse of what was a stable economy, bailouts, stimulus packages, mortgage crisis…sigh. Oh, did I mention healthcare? No wonder twenty-somethings are full of anxiety; watching their student loan payments arrive in the mail month after month with no prospect of the quality of life that was promised to await them […]