ASAE Business Services along with Comm Partners will hold an interactive discussion July 28 on the challenges associations face in progressing their communities and sustaining relevance in an extremely challenging environment.
The half-day program at the ASAE Building in Washington D.C. will focus on how social learning and the combination of social media and knowledge management can create a culture of engagement and loyalty for your organization.
The program will be divided into two sessions: Membership at...
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The final seven key principles of quality management as applied to sustainability.
Drive out fear so everyone is more effective. Are the words “Too big to fail” suddenly flashing in your brain? Fear has been endemic since the economic crisis on so many levels. This refers back to where we saw in Part 1 of this post that as cost was the bane of quality, so to it is of sustainability. Fear of being more expensive is counterproductive, and often not true anyhow. In Part 3 of this post, I ...
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Attending conferences is expensive and time consuming. Get the most out of your conference experience by having a plan. Below are some techniques to get the most out of your conference investment:
1. Network, Network, Network
A keynote speaker at a women's conference recently suggested that over 70% of people are introverts. Interacting with others is a very extroverted act. It will require stepping outside of your comfort zone, but it's worth it. The contacts, learning, interaction will boost your...
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Do your meetings only appeal to one generation?
In our upcoming white paper about generational differences, we interviewed four individuals or shall we say experts/evangelists/researchers who focus on generational differences in their line of work. Generational differences encompasses a broad range of topics, but the upcoming white paper specifically discusses training styles, challenges in the workforce and the future of training. Set to publish later this week, trainers and C-level management will lea...
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Crafting your headline may be the most important thing you do when writing a blog post. It’s the doorway through which your readers will enter.
To make them feel welcome, interested and sure they are entering the right place, your headline needs to be clear and enticing. This also applies to tweets.
If you want people to click on your link, you need to first ask:
* What is this story about?
* Who will find it most interesting?
* What will grab their interest best?
In one sentence you need to tell the entire ...
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Travel industry research firm PhoCusWright estimates that nearly 900,000 meetings were held in the U.S. in 2009 and nearly two-thirds of them were “small meetings” with fewer than 50 attendees. This is not entirely surprising, given that the recession has shifted organizations toward hosting more intimate meetings and events to reduce costs and drive greater business impact.
If you’re among those planning a small meeting, there’s likely one option you have overlooked that offers a surprisingly elegant soluti...
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