Want to keep your employees engaged? Invest in a healthy organizational culture
Employee engagement is a key part of building a healthy, successful organizational culture. A good test way to test your company’s culture is to look at how the employees approach each new work day and project. If your team walks in smiling and ready to dive in, you know you’ve built a good culture. But […]
Try this association president’s rule for guaranteeing inclusivity
As many organizations are taking steps to create dialogue on racism and inclusivity, they must ask themselves: Are we communicating in ways that actually allow others to feel comfortable and welcome enough to speak up? In a recent Q&A interview with Paul Osincup, president for the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, he shared his […]
15 actionable steps for association success
The new quarter is finally here, and with it comes the need for actionable steps for successful organization management. Starting with creating an effective member strategy all the way to building a remote learning culture, this week’s Friday Five offers association professionals the tools to run a successful association. Every week, we pull five articles […]
How this survey revealed the racial inequities in the association industry
As the world reacted to and wrestled with the social inequities caused by systemic and institutionalized racism brought to the world’s attention by the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, AssociationSuccess.org made a commitment to reflect and consider how we can be part of the solution to bring forth a better world for […]
The importance of shared definitions in conversations on race
As tensions continue to rise over police brutality and systemic racism, it’s important now more than ever to continue speaking about racism in the workplace. But with these discussions comes the need for understanding the issues at hand. Having what Dialogue on Race Louisiana President and CEO Maxine Crump calls “shared definitions” is the key […]
3 values employees want to see reflected in their company’s culture
Recent studies show the most common value different generations want to see reflected in their company’s culture is purpose. Millennials aren’t just focused on just making ends meet; they want to know that they are making an impact on the world. Gen Z, although it has not been studied as much given that those in […]
Here’s the No. 1 thing we learned from Arnie Malham
At AssociationSuccess.org, we are super interested in a few things: the importance of culture, thought-leadership that helps us grow and the ability to make mistakes. These just so happen to be the expertise of Arnie Malham, an international speaker, the award-winning founder and CEO of Better Book Club, and author of “Worth Doing Wrong: The […]
The 5 qualities of a successful remote culture
With COVID-19 changing the working world for the foreseeable future, organizations around the world are adjusting to the flexibility working remotely brings. Not only does working remotely increase productivity, lower costs and improve employee retention, it also opens the opportunity for a wider pool of applicants. That’s why we asked Wall Street Journal-bestselling author Robert […]
How to hire people who fit in
To maintain your company culture, you need to hire people who fit in. If someone doesn’t agree with the culture or is resistant to certain practices, it’s going to be difficult to build an environment where everyone collaborates and works toward the same core purpose. MORE: Your association needs a well-defined core ideology to grow. […]
Why every leader should know about psychological safety
While well meaning, an office that pushes positivity above all can actually create an increasingly negative work environment. This is because when a teammate, employee or mentee feels as though they cannot come to their leaders with questions, mistakes or frustrations, it often results in declined creativity and innovation. Psychological safety is “a sense of […]