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Are sharks circling your member base, eyeing bites for their next meal? Even if your association is trapped in a sea of competition, you can change course and sail toward possibility. Sharon Rice, .orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. At .orgCommunity’s Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help…

Strategy. Mindset. Self. That is the work of leadership now.  Association leaders are not navigating a temporary period of change. They are operating in an era of continuous disruption.  Member expectations are shifting. Technology is accelerating. Business models are under pressure. Boards are asking harder questions. Staff teams are stretched. AI is changing the nature of work. And the pace…

There is a pattern I see often in organizations that feel stuck.  Leaders know something is not working. They can see the strain. They can feel the drag. They know a process is outdated, a structure is too heavy, a team is overloaded, or a strategy has lost momentum.  And yet, they wait.  Not because they are careless. Not because they do not care. But because hard decisions are hard.  They…

Where does your association fall on the scale from nerd to influencer? Could your brand use a Big Gulp of buzz? We all want more of the excitement that attracts followers and gets accomplishments noticed.   Associations are defined by their members. And the people who have the biggest impact on that identity are the board of directors. If you’re looking to increase your organization’s vitality…

Leave Silos in the Dust and Move Toward Business Integration

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . .” (at least that’s how March 2020 now feels), eyes tended to glaze over when I talked about business integration. Although the challenges of a global pandemic have made people listen more closely, I’m still not sure that everyone understands what this term means and why I evangelize the concept at every opportunity.

If associations are plagued by…