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10 people you’ll meet during your next job search
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is 2:12 p.m. on a Tuesday when your cellphone rings. Looking at caller ID, you see that it is the name of a company you applied to a few weeks back. Arrangements are made to speak in about a week, and now your mind turns to what lies ahead. You need to become an expert on this company… and on the 10 people you will meet during and preparing for your upcoming appointment.
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Mind your mindset to drive your association forward
Linda Popky Association ManagementWe can't magically change the state of the world today to destroy the virus and bring back the world as we knew it at the start of the year. But there is one thing we can change to be more successful: our mindset. Here are a few thoughts about how a different mindset could help your organization.
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Understanding the risk mindset
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe all know that how we think determines what we do. This is particularly true when we are considering how to act towards risk. When we face uncertainty, we’re not always rational. Instead we fall back on deep-seated values and feelings about risk, which can often lead to unexpected results. We react rather than respond, driven by gut-level influences instead of thought-through reasoning.
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Who invited micromanagement?
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementDo we unwittingly invite the board to micromanage the association? The orientation describes governance roles. But some directors slip into micromanagement. The board sets vision and direction in a strategic plan. Committees advance initiatives from the plan. Staff implement the vision with a program of work. What triggers directors to drop from governance to micromanagement?
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How delusional altruism thwarts philanthropic impact
Kris Putnam-Walkerly Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs philanthropists seek to change the world, many need to get out of their own way. By that I mean that, too often, philanthropists see the change they want to create but prevent themselves from acting on it. And what’s worse, most don’t even realize they’re doing this. That’s because they suffer from "delusional altruism." Delusional doesn’t mean crazy. Not at all. It means deceptive, even distractive.
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Policy revisions in a pandemic
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementAssociation policies are among the board's governing documents. Policies are the wisdom of a prior board adopted and passed on to successive directors. Policies are your "friend," communicating the best method for handling an issue. Policies interpret bylaws. They should not be inserted in the bylaws. Bylaw amendments must be voted on by the membership. Policies can be adopted, amended, or repealed by a vote of the board.
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New York Fed brief: COVID-19 pummels Black-owned businesses
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe coronavirus pandemic closed 22% of small businesses across the U.S. between February and April, according to a brief from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NY Fed). Forty-one percent of black-owned businesses, almost double the overall number, closed. Business location matters. Black-owned firms are geographically concentrated in COVID-19 hotspots, according to the NY Fed, where white-owned firms are less likely to be.
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Create a sense of belonging within your organization
Charles H. Vogl and Carrie Melissa Jones Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBelonging is a feeling. None of us want to participate in communities where we don't feel good, welcome, or appreciated. We certainly won't invest our full effort unless — and until — we're vested in this manner. Of course, what makes us feel welcomed differs from person to person. When possible, people leave places where they don't feel belonging. They proactively move to where they do feel it.
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Making lemonade with pandemic lemons
Robert C. Harris Association Management“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” is a phrase used to promote a positive attitude during adversity. Many executives are making lasting improvements during the adversity created by the pandemic. A discussion among component executives of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) yielded these ideas to make lemonade.
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Uncertainty is one thing you can count on
Lloyd Princeton Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOne of the oft-repeated truisms in business circles is that the only constant is change. It’s not hard to see why. Rapid acceleration in technological innovation, communications, global commerce, and mass customization have forced businesses to be constantly on the watch for the next big or new thing and retool quickly to embrace it. Now, add to that not knowing when or whether you can operate your business or to what extent or with which staff.
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