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A Strategy Canvas Helps You Plan and Manage Learning Projects

It’s natural to feel frazzled when you’re in charge of a project that’s way out of your comfort zone and above your pay grade. It sure would be nice...

7 Ways a New LMS Benefits the Oklahoma State Medical Association’s Continuing Medical Education Program

The inevitable came a lot sooner than the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) anticipated—which was the case for many associations during the...

Get to Know, Practice & Implement a Product Development Cycle

Associations need a strategy and process for developing new educational products, services, and events, otherwise assumptions and biases enter the...

Online Learning Tips for You & Your Members to Take Back to School

As fall approaches, you or your members might head back to school, perhaps taking an online class for the first time. We won’t sugarcoat it:...

Create Positive Change in Your Industry with Manager Training Programs

You can never learn enough about managing people. Even a manager who’s been at it for 30 years will tell you they’re still learning. The good ones...

Reimagine & Improve Your Association’s Webinars for a Virtual Audience with Greater Expectations

‘Webinar’ has become a dirty word. For many, it conjures 10 minutes of introductory ‘housekeeping’ followed by a 45-minute PowerPoint presentation...

Here’s Your Chance to Experience the Potential of Flipped Conference Learning

How about a little homework before you attend the upcoming ASAE Annual Meeting in Nashville? I promise it won’t take much time at all. Plus, by...

Professional Development’s Role in Membership Is Growing, per the 2022 MGI Report

Combine uncertainty about the economy with post-pandemic reflections on how we value and spend our time and money, and you have the conditions for...

A Shadow Board Can Help Your Association Become More Relevant to Young Professionals

Despite the recruitment and retention efforts of associations, two-thirds (66%) of members are still Boomers and Gen X, a three-point increase over...

Provide Skills Training to Help Industry Employers and Professionals Succeed in a Changing Workplace

A constant theme pops up in posts and reports about professional development and the workplace—skills. Upskilling, reskilling, skills gaps, skills...

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