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The End of the Poodle Skirt as an Association Management Tool

Nov. 21, 2009
Tagged with: ae, game changers, nar, realtor, rpr
Real meaningful member services are the basis for association success.

Your Trust Account

Oct. 30, 2009
In financial dealings and in elections, the association executive must carefully build member trust.

Dealing with Disruption

Oct. 28, 2009
Disruptive members threaten the welfare of your association. There are tips you can take.

Stamp out Micromanagement!

Oct. 27, 2009
Encourage strategic planning and policy-making in your association. Stamp out micromanagement!

Association Inc — The business of associations. Predictions for the Future

Oct. 16, 2009
Tagged with: ae, association, realtor, strategy
What needs to go? What should stay? Eliminate, committees, hoop-jumping, traditional governance models, geography-based decisions.

Developing Online Communities: Step Five

Sep. 28, 2009
Suggestions to make your meeting or convention even more dynamice!

Building Association Online Communities: Step Three

Sep. 21, 2009
Importance of product design and beta testing: using the social network to build social networks.

R.I.P., Associations?

Sep. 1, 2009
Reinvent your association to keep it alive.

The Board of Directors as Employer: Building a Better Board, Part 3

Aug. 14, 2009
How to establish a professional board of directors who can work with, support, and manage their association executive.

Google versus the Property Portal

Aug. 11, 2009
Tagged with: google, mls, portal, realtor
Google vs. property data portals: there are lessons to be learned.

The Strategic Board, Part 2: Fiscal Oversight

Aug. 10, 2009
Tagged with: ae, association, financial, realtor
How to develop a board which is responsible to the association, particularly in the area of financial resources.

View from the Top of the Molehill: Building a Better Board of Directors, Part 1

Aug. 9, 2009
Tagged with: ae, association, policy, realtor, strategy
Too often, leaders react to troubled times for the profession and their association by spending way too much effort on trivial matters. Here's how association managers can help.

US-French Real Estate Information Exchange: a New Model for property data exchange?

Aug. 5, 2009
Tagged with: france, immobel, mls, real estate, realtor, us
US-French real estate professionals and Realtors in a property listing data exchange. A new paradigm for US MLS operations?

Three (Count 'em, only THREE) Committees

Aug. 4, 2009
Reduce your association's committees to only three basic committees. Eliminate the executive committee, too. Operate efficiently and effectively and conserve resources.

How Do You Feel About Me?

Jun. 30, 2009
Associations need to measure quality. Here are some suggestions for designing effective member service.

Lessons from NAPA

Feb. 8, 2009
Lessons the real estate community needs to learn about technology.

Competitive Advantage: Strategic Planning part 2

Feb. 3, 2009
Understanding and evaluating your competition is the key to building a successful association through strategic planning.

Thoughts on Stratgetic Planning

Feb. 1, 2009
Why traditional strategic planning in organizations doesn't cut it in the modern age.

Thinking in the Micro Mode

Sep. 2, 2006
I had an email this week from a friend of mine, an association management peer, which contained a call of distress. “Help,” she said. “It’s budget time, and the Directors... [Read More]