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March 14, 2016

 

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"Ideas Are Everywhere," So Get Busy Hunting

The best ideas can be plucked practically from the air around us, if only we go looking for them, according to Carroll School of Management Dean Andrew Boynton, speaking to idea hunters from the association world gathered in Colorado Springs for ASAE’s 2016 Great Ideas Conference. (By the way, in case you're interested, our liveblog has social highlights from throughout the event.) Read More

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Is the Campaign Getting Out of Hand? This Group Says Yes.

In the wake of an alleged violent incident involving a reporter and a member of Donald Trump’s staff, the association that represents White House correspondents says that the candidates’ approach to the media needs to change. Read More

 

How the MLB is Embracing LGBT Businesses

The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will begin to help its members—mostly small businesses—work with MLB teams. The initiative came about thanks in part to a former player who has become the league’s primary ambassador for LGBT diversity in recent years. Read More

Ready to Bag

Check out the fierce competitors in this year's food packing contest. Read More

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Troubled Chinese Hoverboard Makers Launch Alliance

The Hoverboard Industry Alliance, a new trade group for manufacturers of the popular devices, has emerged at a time of duress for the fast-growing industry, which has seen its products go from pop-culture phenomenon to hard-to-find safety hazard in a matter of months. Read More

 

 

Leadership Monday

 

Why Negative Feedback Can Be a Positive

A mean boss isn’t advisable in any workplace. But a new study suggests that the bigger issue is an untrustworthy one. Read More

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Reflecting on Nancy Reagan

When former President Ronald Reagan announced that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in 1994, his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, used her voice and political influence to bring research of the disease to the forefront. In the wake of her death, the Alzheimer’s Association honored Nancy Reagan for her work on the issue. Read More

Step by Step

When it comes to climbing the leadership ladder, successful volunteers keep an eye on the next rung while helping those behind them. Read More

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“Our cities are at the forefront of the opioid and heroin crisis in America. It’s up to our city and county leaders to face this epidemic head on.”

Melodee Colbert-Kean, president of the National League of Cities, discussing the group's collaboration with the National Association of Counties—in which the two groups hope to tackle the opioid crisis around the country by creating strategies at the local level. See Quote

 

 

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Delta Chi Fraternity

The Executive Director of Delta Chi serves as the chief executive officer of the Fraternity and the chief administrative officer of the DCEF. The Executive Director reports to and serves at the direction of the Fraternity’s Executive Committee and Board of Regents on all Fraternity matters and to the six-member Executive Committee of the Delta Chi Educational Foundation. Read More

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American Association of Endocrine Surgeons - AMR

The Executive Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership, long-term direction, conference management and achieving financial goals set forth by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director has overall managerial and administrative responsibilities for the association. Read More

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Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating

At this time, CRAB is seeking an Executive Director who is a dynamic leader who shares a love of sailing, a passion for serving others, and the experience and operational skills to build the 25- year old organization into a regional powerhouse. Read More

 

 

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