We Have Always Done It That Way: 101 Things about Associations We Must Change"We have always done it that way" is no longer a viable leadership philosophy for associations. The long-term growth and success of these organizations depends on their ability to innovate, and this book explores a wide variety of issues and ideas that should be the basis for meaningful dialogue about how to make that happen. By challenging association leaders to change the way they think, lead and run their associations, the authors hope to spark a genuine renaissance of associations in the 21st century. The Five Independent Thinkers are Jeff De Cagna, David Gammel, Jamie Notter, Mickie Rops, and Amy Smith. |
Contents
Foreword | |
Preface | |
Introduction We Have Always | |
Changing the Way We Think | |
When Will We Learn? | |
Letting Uniqueness Stifle Gr | |
Embrace Heterodoxy | |
Change | |
One Login to Rule Them All | |
Crank Up Your Publishing Rel | |
Time to Stop Thumbing Our No | |
Learning ExperiencesNot Jus | |
We Cannot Be All Things to A | |
Content Is No Longer King | |
Stop Storing Social Security | |
Ignoring the Means | |
Contents | |
Why Innovation? | |
Devaluing Learning by Mandat | |
Trying to Please Everyone | |
Vision and Venture | |
Think Like an Entrepreneur F | |
We Need a Masters Degree | |
The Holy Grail of Great Ideas | |
Changing the Way We Lead | |
Strategy and Planning Are No | |
Outcomes Orientation for Eve | |
No More Excuses | |
Presidential Agendas Be Gone | |
Do Three Things | |
Financial Acumen | |
Avoiding Disruptions | |
The Absolute Necessity of Et | |
Do You Know What Your Member | |
Membership Should Be More th | |
Developing Strategy by Depar | |
Board Members and Recruiting | |
Boards We Cannot Afford | |
Fearing Rejection | |
Changing the Way We Manage | |
Get Them Outta Here | |
Staff Meetings | |
Can We Make It the 45 Rule | |
Incremental Improvements Rat | |
The Wild Goose Chase | |
Complaining About Silos | |
Disempowered Staff Leads to | |
Organizational Dashboard | |
What If There Were No Dues? | |
Discover Strengths by Asking | |
Performance Evaluations | |
Stop Rewarding Hard Work | |
The Unchapter | |
Underestimating Organization | |
Blogs as a Personal Manageme | |
Pitch the Outcomes Not the | |
Managing Change | |
Changing the Way We Execute | |
SixMonth Meeting Planning Lag | |
Reasons Not Good Enough to I | |
Four Questions About Profess | |
Be Original | |
Who Is Planning That Program? | |
Beyond Programming Education | |
No More Checkbook Members | |
Will Traditional Certificati | |
Org Sites Shouldnt Be Org | |
Radical Simplicity | |
Forget Your Navigation for a | |
Changing the Way We Work Tog | |
Fearing Conflict | |
Diversity as a Numbers Game | |
The Power of Transparency | |
Emotional Ignorance | |
Recruiting Gen X Women | |
Most Memos to All Shouldnt Be | |
Attitude Trumps All | |
CEO Gender Pay Equity | |
Focusing on the Problem Pe | |
Letting Problems Solve Us | |
Stop Complaining that the Bo | |
Panic Around Generational Di | |
Dysfunction Cannot Be Fixed | |
Expecting Something Differen | |
Fighting via Email | |
Changing the Way We Involve | |
Sometimes Research Is Not En | |
May I Have Your Attention Pl | |
Custom Memberships | |
Members Do Not Own the Assoc | |
Walking the Community Talk | |
Taking a Measure of Member Mood | |
Membership Benefits Like Sof | |
Avoiding Clarity About Who I | |
Social Media Are Like Manna | |
Going Social with Your Publi | |
RSS and Learning | |
Knowledgizing Associations | |
When A Member Wants to Give | |
Your Members Are Subject Mat | |
No More Committees | |
Its All About the Value | |
Free Shipping for Members In | |
Conclusion 102 and Counting | |
The AntiStatusQuo Leaders | |
Contents By Author | |
About the Authors | |
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