“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” is a phrase used to promote a positive attitude during adversity.  The lemons represent the sourness or difficulties.  Making lemonade is turning them into something positive or desirable. Many chamber and association executives are making lasting improvements during the pandemic adversity.   A discussion among component executives of the […]

After presenting at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), attending many sessions, and interacting with fellow attendees and content leaders, I observed four powerful fiscal and financial management strategies that are being universally adopted by most proactive association and nonprofit CEOs. The four strategies that continued to surface […]

Several of our readers of my monthly newsletter are non-profit, Chamber of Commerce and Association Executives, and staff professionals. Our paths have crossed over the years at Institute for Organization Management, a program of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Our other readers are business leaders and owners, who, through this monthly newsletter have […]

Environmental factors are encouraging organizations to regroup and consider what the future holds.  Many are making positive, long-lasting changes during this time of recovery. Two distinct groups working as a team to lead an association.  Volunteer leaders govern while the professional staff manage. During the springtime, associations were responding to member urgencies.   Soon after, organizations […]

As the economy was faltering and associations began hurting, Ukrainian executive Kateryna Glazkova circulated a statement, “Associations are made for times like these.” Kateryna is the executive director of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, founded in 2016. Its purpose is to protect the interests of entrepreneurs and create a favorable business environment. UUE uses the […]