Driving Forward Looking Through The Rear View Mirror

If your strategy for the future resembles your current business model, it’s time to rethink that strategy. Imagine if when GPS Navigation was first introduced, it couldn’t tell you how to get from A to B; but, once you’ve arrived, it could tell you how you got there. You’d race…

The Survival Paradox

Death By Association This excellent article was published in Forbes before the pandemic. The urgency is even greater now. Actionable ideas for forward-thinking associations: #chang #innovation #associationmanagement #associations

So, You Want to Build an App for Your Members…

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? What CEO’s Need to Know to Prevent Existential Mistakes I’ve yet to meet a software developer that says “You know, that’s not really in our wheelhouse.” Why?  Because, when you have a hammer…  Software developers build their business on proficiency in a given technology stack.…

Re-imagining Your Association in the Post Coronavirus World

We are in uncharted waters. Most associations are struggling with the loss of a big chunk of revenue due to cancelled meetings and conventions. Before Coronavirus, I was an evangelist for ‘Digital Transformation’. A stupid, scary-sounding phrase that simply put, means migrating your products and services online, in a format…