Many organizations continue to view the future as a linear progression from the past. Their leadership thinks they can predict what happens next. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Myth Of Organizational Linear Progression Authors Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd discuss why this belief is fiction in their book The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop And Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. They posit that an organization's linear progress is a myth … [Read more...]
6 Radical Work Changes Coming In Next 10 Years: Are You Ready?
Is your organization prepared for increasingly chaotic work environments in the next ten years? The lines between work and non-work have already frayed and will continue to unravel. Gartner, Inc. predicts that the world of work will witness ten key changes through 2020. 6 Key Changes Shaping The World Of Work Here are six of Gartner's ten key changes that will shape the next decade of work. 1. De-Routinization Of Work Discovery, innovation, leadership, learning, sales--all skills that cannot … [Read more...]
When Push Comes To Pull: Can Associations Adapt?
We are living in a period where we are straddling two different society cultures and economies. We are transitioning from a push economy to a pull economy. From Hierarchical To Networked-Based Today's participatory networked culture has changed business and organizations from a push approach (hierarchical, from the center out to others), to a pull approach (networked -based and decentralized). This poses new challenges to institutions, organizations and specifically nonprofit associations … [Read more...]
Nine Key Principles For Association Success
Is the association business climate keeping up with increasing speed of change? The association C-Suite, along with their Board of Directors, continue their traditional plans for the future as if nothing has changed. Unfortunately, their conventional planning methods cannot cope with so much uncertainty. Living In Snow Globes Disruptive innovation usually forces unexpected chains of reaction and societal leaps. Most C-Suite association leaders are completely unaware of these changes. … [Read more...]
