According to this poster, which hangs in my childrens’ school (and I’ve seen it in other schools, too), success is measured by effort. But nothing could be further from the truth. Success is measured by clearly measurable objectives. How does one measure “effort”? Imagine telling your members that the recent annual meeting, which saw a […]
I get high praise from my clients for the work I do, but this one takes the cake:
I was speaking to an association executive recently about the idea of adding a database manager to their staff (I discuss the concept of a database manager here). As we discussed this, she asked “If we’ve gotten by for the past ten years without a database manager, why do we need this position now?” There
I’ve posted a new article on my website. One of the reasons I’ve always been attracted to technology is because I’m inherently lazy. I really get my kicks when the computer can do all the work for me. I can recall way back when, making the move from DOS to Windows programs, and how excited I
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I’ve posted a new article to my website. Customizing your database is always an option, but it should be the last one rather than the first. I’ve written quite a bit in the past about my distaste for homegrown custom software systems. My logic is simple: for most association management processes, the wheel has already
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The ASAE Tech Conference was snowed out, but you can still see the session I was going to present. I’m participating in Snowtech 2010, which features several of the sessions that were not presented at the 2010 ASAE Tech Conference. My session, entitled “Putting Your Data to Work: Tip and Techniques for Effectively Managing Your
David Gammel of High Context Consulting and I are fielding a survey, The Snowpocalypse Operations Survey, to assess how the repeated snow storms over the past couple of weeks impacted your operations, in particular how you think it impacted your external facing services. Our goal is determine the impact and assess what organizations successfully did to
ASAE’s Annual Technology Conference is February 10-12, 2010, at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. You can learn more about it here. I’ll be speaking twice at the tech conference: Once on selecting an AMS for “small” associations, and in a lightening round of 15 key data management tips for leveraging your
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My latest article, entitled “Eliminating Business Inefficiencies,” has just been published in the November issue of ASAE’s Associations Now magazine. The article is available on ASAE’s site (click here). In the article I discuss how analyzing and changing your business processes can make your organization more efficient and more effective. Also, be sure to scroll
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You’ve got THREE opportunities in December to hear me speak. On Tuesday, December 8, I’ll be speaking on NTEN’s Ask the Expert program, at 2pm Eastern. Click here to learn more about that program. On Wednesday, December 9, I’ll be presenting a webcast as part of Protech’s Expert Series. Click here to learn more about