The Need for Agile Executives and Management

What’s at Stake? To succeed, we must understand that the employment climate is changing in our new economy and act in this new ecology. Going Deeper: What does it mean to be an agile manager? Here are some critical aspects of being an agile manager: Flexibility and Adaptability: Agile managers embrace change and are flexible […]

Failing Small Staff Associations (SSA) PART 4

What’s at Stake? Understanding that for the SSA, resource allocation is always about affordability. It is not a cry in the wilderness for more money. Going Deeper: Part four of this series highlights how SSA executives can consider affordability in allocating resources. Affordability in resource-poor SSAs involves emphasizing cost-effectiveness, efficient resource allocation, and the ability […]

Failing Small Staff Association (SSA)

What’s at Stake? The Strength of the Association Community and its Credibility. § Does the association’s community professional development, stewardship, foresight, and subsequent practices reflect the community’s understanding of the small staff association? Dig Deeper The vast majority of associations are small or midsize. They reflect the enormous desire to individualize causes, professions, and industry […]