by Mary Byers | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog, Radical Change, Relevant Thoughts
Harrison Coerver, my Race for Relevance co-author, is tracking recovery COVID-19 economic indicators. Here are a few: According to the International Air Transport Association, revenue per kilometers will still be 10% below where they were projected to be in 2025 in...
by Mary Byers | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Conversation Starters, Strategies for Success
Humans love certainty. And we love to plan and decide and strategize when we are certain about the facts, the future and our assumptions. But what about decision making in times of uncertainty? The reality is there is no such thing as 100% certainty. In order to make...
by Mary Byers | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Strategies for Success
by Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE Vice President of Client Relations Association Management Center It would be cliché and perhaps too obvious to say that for nonprofits and associations, this year is unlike any other. And yet, here we are. Most of our in-person conferences...
by Mary Byers | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog, Strategies for Success
by Dave Coffaro President Franklin Roosevelt is credited with saying a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. As optimistic as this tough times don’t last, but tough people do sentiment is, it doesn’t diminish the fact that many a sailor experiences acute queasiness...
by Mary Byers | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog, Conversation Starters, Relevant Thoughts, Strategies for Success
What’s your North Star? It’s a question I’ve asked clients repeatedly over the last several months—and one I plan to continue asking. Polaris—the North Star—represents direction and purpose and finding one’s way. And finding a way is the work that so many association...
by Mary Byers | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, Conversation Starters, Strategies for Success
My friend, Joy Duling, Founder/CEO of The Joy of Membership, writes with clarity about the choices organizations have today as a result of COVID-19. Joy’s company helps membership-based organizations reach goals faster through membership experience design, process...
