I knew I loved math, but didn’t realize I had a proclivity for it until I took my SAT in high school. Regardless, when I first arrived in college I had to take two remedial math classes that I did not receive credit for, because my high school failed to provide me with the education […]
For the last few weeks we have been discussing growth. Many of the most successful associations focus their energy growing three areas: Mission Impact Membership Profitability What is the one thing I see the most successful CEOs doing? Investing in the growth of their social systems. Social systems are groups of people with a common
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This is the time of the year in DC where I live when winter begins in earnest. We have some single digit days coming up on the mercury bar. That’s my faithful German Shepherd, Sita, with snow on her nose from rooting around in the fresh snow – and my fireplace blazing away. When life
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Last week we discussed the imperative to grow and evolve. The most successful associations focus their energies growing three areas: Mission Impact Membership Profitability This week I tackle why the growth of these areas is critical to success. Watch the video above to learn: Why mission impact is the single most important area to demonstrate
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I am fascinated with my dog Sita’s contributions to our family life. Yesterday my daughter and I took her to the park where we played with her, watched her cavort with other dogs, and generally enjoyed her company. That’s her above running toward me during our time together. The New York Times had this piece
Grow or die. Blunt, but true. Many associations have grown content with a flat situation as it relates to mission impact, membership, and profitable revenues. Some have been able to spin “grow or die” into a positive: evolve and thrive. No matter how you frame it, savvy CEOs are paying attention to and investing in
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One of my favorite books is Thomas Kuhn’s, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn dives into how new ways of thinking emerges. There’s a lot here, and it can be directly applied to any change project, including personal change. The author says that we tend to think of our current worldview as based on a
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Last week we talked about Framing the Crisis, the most critical of the 10 Key Elements to a Social Movement. This week I’ll cover the second most critical element: science-based research. Science-based research provides evidence for the change your movement is trying to make. It answers the “why’s” and illustrates your foundation. Watch the video
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Well, here it is: the day before 2019! There are so many things to be grateful for. I was thinking back over the year and asking myself, ‘What was the best new technique I learned this year to help me with my life?’ The answer came quickly. It was a morning meditation that I do
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This poem was called “arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American,” in the book, Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, published in 1999. The authorship remains in dispute to this day as it was originally published anonymously and no one stepped forward until 14 years after it appeared. Most say
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