From the executive summary: ‘Everyone knows the value of first impressions, but last impression may be the most important of career. Whether it is a celebrated planned retirement or an inglorious firing, sooner or later, every association executive will be the central player in an executive transition. Executive transition is...
The success of any organization lies in the streamlined relationship between its board and the staff members. Leadership involves motivating, influencing, and directing others towards the attainment of certain pre-defined organizational goals. A leader is instrumental in influencing the values, beliefs, and attitude of others. An effective leadership facilitates the...
From the executive summary: ‘Association CEOs have much to offer for-profit companies. As more and more corporate boards actively engage in the recruitment of qualified individuals from outside their normal sphere of work, association executives may be well poised to fill the positions.’ As a result, the process will help...
Time masters - like most of us - live in the perpetual whitewater of turbulent schedules, caroming from one meeting to the next, their days filled with a hodgepodge of different roles - hosting a board dinner, taking a phone call, mentoring a colleague, communicating critical information, deciding who gets...
Tommy Payne, executive vice president of external relations for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., will be the speaker for the Oklahoma City Ad Club's meeting at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association. His topic will be From Tobacco to Fast Food: Supersizing the...