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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Financial managers make understanding the group’s risk tolerance a defining component of their strategy. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. For some groups that disruption also offered seeds of opportunity. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. No one was exempt.

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Be Prepared to Deliver Digital Value

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We interviewed association executives who were early adopters of both digital thinking and systems. Explore Future Impacts Tom believes it’s MTI’s responsibility to initiate conversations about anything that might impact the heat metal industry. We’re forcing these conversations, Tom says. It was the eve of the pandemic.

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Navigating the Future: How AGU Leverages Technology to Advance Earth and Space Sciences

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So, it was fascinating to interview Thad Lurie as a guest on my Association 4.0 I need to ensure that we have open conversations, and that people are comfortable challenging ideas and concepts. So, it has created waves and there are a lot of conversations around how AI is impacting our industry.”

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Beyond the Rainbow—Build a Diverse Board of Independent Thinkers

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It’s not surprising that there was a tendency to pick leaders who looked and thought alike to represent the group. Cognitive diversity, or a range of opinions, problem-solving styles, and experience, is an important quality that associations need to consider in a leadership group. Today we live in a variegated world.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

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Matrix Group is officially 25 years old today. For a change, Leah Monica, Director of Marketing at Matrix Group, interviewed me about my personal journey and the journey of Matrix Group. If you want to read about the first 10 years at Matrix Group, here’s a blog post I wrote back in 2009 ! looks like.

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Top Interview Questions For Hiring a Major Gifts Officer

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But not all of these may be immediately on display when you’re interviewing someone – so you have to ask the right questions to find out! Did they engage you in the conversation by asking questions to understand your needs better or launch immediately into a pitch? What questions should I ask when hiring a major gifts officer?

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For Better Virtual Work Vibes—Try EI

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It can also help you evaluate your group’s current strengths and weaknesses. Surveys and other types of feedback mechanisms are another strategy for assessing group dynamics and learning where skill-building is needed. For example, a job interview, performance evaluation, or strategy decision. Start slowly.

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