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June 2, 2017 By Amanda Kaiser

The Five Skills Most Needed in Association Staff Today (and Tomorrow)

Are you hiring new association staff? Pick new staff members who are curious, resilient, creative, patient, and empathetic.

Filed Under: Association Leadership, Association Strategy Tagged With: association staff, creative, creativity, curious, empathy, forward-leaning staff, patience, resilience, staff culture

October 12, 2016 By Amanda Kaiser

When People Gravitate to the Status Quo, They Probably Don’t Feel Safe at Your Association

Make your association a safe place for staff, board members and members to do fun-loving, zany, creative and interesting things.

Filed Under: Association Leadership, Association Strategy Tagged With: association culture, association risk, brainstorm, creative, creative confidence, creative problem solving, creative thinking, culture, leadership, member culture, risk, risk-adverse, safe, staff culture

August 8, 2016 By Amanda Kaiser

Understand Our Member’s Problem but Reframe it as a Goal

First understand the problem members are struggling with then reframe that problem into a goal.

Filed Under: Association Innovation, Association Strategy Tagged With: association innovation, association solutions, association strategy, creative, goal oriented, goals, member problems, problem-solve, solutions

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