My brother runs a business cleaning business in Minneapolis. We were discussing a business process issue (unrelated to cleaning OR databases) and how one should find a solution to a problem. He told me, “I always tell my cleaners, ‘Think like a lazy person but don’t act like a lazy person.’” In other words, find the simplest way …
"Think like a lazy person but don't act like a lazy person." Read More »
A small association (15 staff) serves an international membership of businesses working on electric motors. One of the services this association provides is technical engineering support. If a member has a specific question about how to repair a certain type of motor, they can call on one of the association’s five full-time engineers for an …
New Article Posted – Using an AMS to Provide Member Value – A Case Study Read More »
I had the opportunity to see a short demo of the new trade show planning service from eventr.io (www.eventr.io). This is a service free to trade show planners that brings together all the service providers for a given show to one site, so that show exhibitors can easily take care of all the logistics …
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SCIPP International is a nonprofit organization interested in finding out – and sharing back – the extent of the association community’s security prevention and response planning. They have put together a very short survey to benchmark associations’ security readiness. You can begin the assessment by clicking here.
Many associations, because they are small and have relatively low volume on their e-commerce sites, believe they are not a target for hackers. I’ve been telling my clients for some time that a data breach in the association market is not a matter of if, but when. The American Bankers Association recently revealed that …
In less than a month, I’ll be serving as one of the select faculty at the Leading Learning Symposium, presented by Tagoras Consulting, October 27-28, 2015, in Baltimore. Click here to read all the details. The symposium is a unique two-day event designed specifically for leaders in the business of lifelong learning, continuing education, and …
A Can't-Miss event for senior-level execs in professional development Read More »