by Mary Byers | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Strategies for Success
When I hear that a board is disengaged or ineffective, I ask how members are recruited. Not surprisingly, the easier it is to get on the board (i.e. the less deliberate recruitment), the higher the possibility for disengagement. A rigorous recruitment process often...
by Mary Byers | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Strategies for Success
A recent headline in the State Journal-Register read, “As Florida citrus fades, farmers find diversity.” Citrus acres are down by nearly half since 1998, and citrus farmers are turning to agritourism (festivals, mazes, farm education and retail stores) and new crops...
by Mary Byers | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog, Strategies for Success
Does your association have a continuity plan? If something happens to one of your staff members, will business continue uninterrupted? Are staff members cross-trained? Would bank accounts be accessible? Are passwords recorded somewhere? Who would be in charge if your...
by Mary Byers | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog, Conversation Starters, Strategies for Success
A barrage of baby boomer retirements is causing a succession crisis. This represents a possible opportunity for associations as their members wrestle with worry about what will happen to their companies after they retire. Children often don’t want to work in the...
by Mary Byers | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized
By Stephanie Mercado, CAE, Executive Director/CEO, National Association of Health Care Quality For as long as I’ve been working in association management (18 years) I’ve experienced the pressures of keeping the membership value proposition strong. But today, I feel...
by Mary Byers | Oct 5, 2018 | Blog, Conversation Starters, Strategies for Success
The Employee Benefit Research Institute released research earlier this year contrasting the way various generations engage with health care. Millennials are significantly more likely to be satisfied with various aspects of their health plan choices (56 percent...
