Many associations are slow to change. Often association leadership views change as something that disrupts the peace. They want to maintain the status quo. When beliefs that we lean on and build programming around change, we flinch. We deny. We fight and scream to maintain the past. Yet, sometimes, these changes proceed forward like waves on the beach. Nothing will stop them. Six Disruptive Issues Associations Must Face Here are six disruptive 21st Century issues that associations are … [Read more...]
Your Conference Is Offering Learning Scrap That Is Not Even Worth Recycling
Your conference and association value proposition is under attack! Education and networking are two benefits of conference attendance and association membership. Yet, education is being disrupted in major ways. When employees spend too much time in education offerings that do not translate into increased performance and productivity, it is learning scrap. It’s wasted information, knowledge and education that is not applied back on the job. And it’s not even worth recycling and sharing with … [Read more...]
If You Really Understood Digital Disruption You Would Be Shaking In Your Boots
Business professionals drop the word disruption in conversations today as often as they discuss the stock market. And the word digital is part of our normal vernacular. Put the two words together, digital disruption, and it adds up to much more than the sum of its parts says Forrester Researcher Dr. James McQuivey. He says that if you really understood digital disruption, it would totally terrify you. Three Sources Of Digital Power According to McQuivey, three sources of digital power … [Read more...]
Six Disruptive Forces Poised To Revolutionize Nonprofit Associations
It takes courage to move out of the comfort zone! So many nonprofit associations and their boards have adopted a risk averse environment. They see little incentive to change or experiment. In the coming three to ten years, those organizations that stay the course will not succeed. Those that refuse to think differently, quickly and innovate will not survive. The traditional nonprofit approach to risk must be recalibrated to assume a level of risk tolerance. Defining A Disruptive Force What is … [Read more...]
Workplace Trends: Six Radical Changes Disrupting The Next Decade
According to the technology research company Gartner, by 2020 more than 40% of an organization's work will be non-routine. During the next ten years six radical changes will disrupt traditional work. The need to adapt to these mega trends will be imperative for success. Will you be nimble enough to adapt to these impending work changes and adjust accordingly? Here is the slide deck for my recent presentation at PCMA's Education Conference 2011 in Baltimore, MD on these six radical work place … [Read more...]
