In my last blog we discussed the fundamentals of risk management. What we did not discuss was personal risk and how it affects our professional lives. Personal risk is setting the bar low, in essence selling ourselves short. Ever thought the other side was smarter than you? Ever shy away from something because you didn’t […]
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Level 5 Leadership: Putting What Matters First
What I have learned from the giants of our industry is that the organization and its members must come first. Whether we are the CEO or in a staff position, the well-being of the organization and of the members must always come first. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious, but we should be ambitious […]
Level 5 Leadership: Putting What Matters First
What I have learned from the giants of our industry is that the organization and its members must come first. Whether we are the CEO or in a staff position, the well-being of the organization and of the members must always come first. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious, but we should be ambitious […]
Advocacy: Three Elements of an Effective Program
What role are you playing in the public policy arena on behalf of your members? As associations and chambers, isn’t that our primary role to protect our members from government overregulation and help them grow their business? If you’re not in the advocacy business, you should be. All the recent studies I’ve read, including the recent […]
The Power of Polarity Thinking in Leadership
For a long time, I’d been looking for a magic bullet to enable me to improve my leadership capabilities. Fourteen years ago I found it and now I want to share it with you. What I learned is our strengths have the potential to turn into weaknesses if they are our sole focus. Additionally, this […]
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