Recent Blog Posts

Big Footprints: How Associations Are Becoming More Sustainable

In the latest episode of the “Engaging in the Next” podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Colby Horton and Frank Humada about why it’s crucial for associations to take action on climate change and…

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Power With versus Power Over

There are (at least) two ways of thinking about power in interpersonal relationships: Power Over and Power With (sometimes recast as “Power To”). What’s the difference? Power OVER is about scarcity, rules, procedures, compliance, competition, rewards…

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Engaging Today’s Members

In one of the breakout rooms in yesterday’s monthly Prometheus Consortium First Tuesday Zoom, we focused on member engagement. Some of the usual topics came up – member-centric (versus association-centric) engagement, the unassailable math of…

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