Category Association Insights

Seven Secrets to help you rediscover the “re-newed” in you. December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

Everything happens to teach us about….ourselves

We just received the “opportunity News” that another conference had been “downsized”. It included the typical tight budgets and difficult time’s apologies and promises of new bookings in the better days to come.

We know how hard it is to put on these conferences, especially for volunteers who already have real full time jobs. These are perplexing times, but these are the times when people find out who we really are...

Can the 40th Rubik’s anniversary help you solve your innovative quandary? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance No comments

On this 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube I thought it appropriate to apply this commemorative celebration to our increasing organizational investments in innovation.

The biggest threat to nonprofits is not declining membership, meeting attendance or sponsorship. It is not limitations in volunteers, time or money, but a shortage of “Creative Democracy”.

According to Plato the process of being “ruled by a group” is a democracy...

Innovation is the difference between creating the future and reliving the past. December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

The benefits of secure, private, transparent, “Facebook Style” collaborative tool is virtually endless but here are twenty just to get you started.

You create a positive resource focusing attention on energizing and empowering ideas.
Connecting a geographically and organizationally diverse group of Team Members.
Team Members are highly motivated to only submit their best ideas.
Leaders have a vehicle to nurture Team Member ideas.
Everyone is encouraged to participate.
The ...

Conversation Vs Communication December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

This is based another enlightening IdeaCast

How Effective Leaders Talk (and Listen)

It is directed toward big business but the difference between communications and conversations are critical to every relationship.

Can of worms Most GOOD organizations including nonprofit associations focus on good communication to their members or employees.

GREAT organizations understand that engagement is not engendered by being good at communicating outwardly but by being thoroughly invested in listening intently.

When...

The Upside of Inverting Your Organization December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

This is a MUST READ for anyone serious about giving your front line team FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY.

Recognized as the 2008 the “Number One Best Employer in India” by Hewitt Associates and Business Week. HCLT is propelled by a leadership style described by Fortune Magazine as “The World’s Most Modern Management” CEO Vineet Nayar has been singled out by the London Business School as “the leader of organizational Innovation”...