As we enter 2019, we find the CAE continues to serve as our industry’s seminal credential. As of the end of 2018 there were over 4,300 Certified Association Executives. If you have kept an eye on ASAE’s job board over the past few years, you probably have noticed the trend of more employers seek candidates […]

Chambers should utilize the momentum for rejuvenation that accompanies the New Year to reaffirm their relationships with local governing bodies in the name of member service and retention. Executing brand awareness campaigns that refresh ties with the entities that can help Chamber members gain an extra foothold in a competitive marketplace will pay dividends. The […]

It appears that Americans are finally getting the message that disconnecting from work is a good thing. We’ve all heard the statistics that tell us how many vacation days are unused annually and there has been a very slight decrease which means more people are actually taking the time off they’ve earned. Let’s be honest—it’s […]

“Power, as philosopher Bertrand Russell puts it, is the ‘ability to produce intended effects,’” write Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms in New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World – and How to Make It Work for You (Doubleday, 2018). Isn’t each of our organizations working toward power in that we seek to produce […]

In his speech titled, “What the chamber of commerce can do in promoting better industrial relations in a community,” Alexander C. Brown spoke explicitly about the vital role chambers of commerce fulfill in their community.    He believed that there is an essential relationship between the employer and the employee that is interdependent on both to […]