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Associations Unorthodox Shift #1: De-emphasize membership
Over the next six weeks, I will publish a post on each of the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in collaboration with...
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What is Associations Unorthodox?
Now that my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, has been out for a couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to step back and reflect on the reasons why...
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Associations Unorthodox Shift #2: Crowdsource strategy
Last Tuesday, I began this series of blog posts on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in collaboration with CHIEF....
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Associations Unorthodox Shift #3:Eliminate budgets
This is the third post in my series on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in collaboration with CHIEF. (Please...
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Serious Questions: What will it take for your association’s stakeholders to...
Last month, I launched the P. I. Serious Questions newsletter. Each issue of the newsletter presents a serious question on which I offer my thoughts for newsletter subscribers. Starting this month and...
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Associations Unorthodox Shift #4: Go all in on digital
This is the fourth (and profoundly delayed…sorry!) post in my series on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in...
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Associations Unorthodox #5: Collaborate everywhere
This is the fifth post in my series on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in collaboration with CHIEF. (Please...
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Associations Unorthdox Shift #6: Build a strategically legitimate board
This is the sixth and final post in my series on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future, created in collaboration with CHIEF....
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Serious Questions: Are associations dead?
In August, I launched the P. I. Serious Questions newsletter. Each issue of the newsletter presents a serious question on which I offer my thoughts for newsletter subscribers. Today, I am publishing...
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Six serious ideas for 2013
2013 is the year when association leaders will need to get serious about transformation. So as the year begins in earnest, I want to share six ideas on which I will focus my attention over the next 12...
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Ten “next truths” of governing the 21st century association
In my last post on six serious ideas for 2013, I discussed the concept of “strategic legitimacy,” which is about challenging association boards to do a better job of providing future-focused...
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Three design challenges for 21st century association business models
Association boards, CEOs and senior executives will need to answer a wide variety of questions as they embark on the work of developing new business models to enable their organizations to thrive over...
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How Technology is Transforming Strategy
This post originally appeared last Wednesday on the ResultsDirect AssociationCentric Blog. Remarkable…simply remarkable. I find it remarkable that it is February 2013, and I am still reading magazine...
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Asking different questions: MMCC 2013 edition
“Is the association model broken?” “What does ‘member’ mean to you?” “Do we need a new membership model?” “Is membership dead?” These are all interesting questions, and I understand why some people are...
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