Tag Archive: leadership

Leader, How Do You Lean? Opportunistic Or Risk Adverse?

Tweet 2 x 4 is half of 16! All for opportunity do the lean-a-lean! A lean-a-lean a-lean-a-lean, a-lean-a-lean. A lean-a-lean a-lean-a-lean, a- lean-a-lean. Do you remember that school cheer? I can remember my high school standing and “doing the lean” to show our support for our team. So leader, how do you lean? Are seen…

Are You Using The Rear View Mirror To See What Is Ahead?

Tweet What vantage point do you use to move forward? The rear view mirror, your headlights or a travel advisor who tells you what’s ahead? The Three Views Seth Kahan recently spoke at Texas Society of Association Executives New Ideas 2011 Conference at the Omni Houston Galleria in Houston, Tx. Kahan is the CEO of…

UPBEAT: Cultivating The Right Attitude To Thrive In Tough Times

Tweet I listen to my friends as they retell stories of their families and loved ones that have been laid off from work recently. Recession has taken its toll. Their voices are riddled with fear, fear that they are next, fear that the economy will cause them to lose their houses, fear that they’ve not…

Nostalgia And Old School Thinking Compromise Today

Tweet Several weeks ago, a person commented on another blog that I had an obscure blog. What exactly did she mean? I wasn’t really sure, so I turned to a web dictionary. Obscure: indistinct; indistinctly heard; faint; far from centers of human population; out of sight; hidden; not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous This woman…

What Are You Becoming?

Tweet Brian Birch asks an interesting question on ASAE & The Center’s Acronym Blog: Who are we really, as association professionals? If you work for a nonprofit association as I do, I suggest that you read his post and the replies. Here’s how I responded to “Who are we really, as association professionals?” I could…