If one of your 2019 goals is to leverage the relationships you’ve got, have I got a show for you. How did you get your last job? A quick look at the plethora of meetup networking events out there tells us that we already know it might have more to do with who we know than what we know.
What's changing with the Association Chat Flash Briefing in 2019? A LOT! Find out what the plan is and if you haven't enabled the Association Chat Flash Briefing on your Amazon Alexa yet, you need to do it! Link here: https://www.amazon.com/Amplified-Growth-Association-Chat/dp/B07CLLXXWQ
When I reflected on 2018 and my biggest regrets over the year, thinking about the times I had my most negative experiences, it almost always had to do with not setting appropriate boundaries. These examples could usually be summed up with the saying, “no good deed goes unpunished.” How do you know when to say, “sorry, I can’t”?
Sometimes I do interviews that don’t have a live audience and I try to figure out when and where to add them to what I’m already doing with the Association Chat podcast . When I had a chance to catch up with my good friend, event designer Tahira Endean, it was as she was wrapping up a world tour of experiences, including attending The College of Extraordinary Experiences in Poland. We talked about all kinds of things, but the theme of our conversation, the through line, was designing experience....
The famous seer, sage, soothsayer, and former association marketing executive...KIKINI – SEER OF HIDDEN TRUTHS!!!
Successes don’t often become successful completely by accident. But the world is full of advice about how to become a success and we can’t always know which of these rules to follow. This episode is all about The Real Truth About Success: What The Most Influential Do Differently And Why They Won't Tell You And our guest for this show is Garrison Wynn. He is a keynote speaker and author of the Amazon bestseller The Real Truth about Success, the Amazon #1 bestseller The Cowbell Principle. What is ...
Creativity by itself doesn't owe you anything. But how can creativity help you be the best leader for your tribe? And what are you even marketing to your tribe in the first place? Seth Godin knows. Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 18 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). TED speaker, foun...
Creativity by itself doesn't owe you anything. But how can creativity help you be the best leader for your tribe? Seth Godin is the author of 18 international bestsellers focusing on the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership, and making an impact. Join Seth Godin and me as we discuss creativity in this episode of Association Chat.
Are associations really risk-averse? If so, should we continue to insist on innovation? Please listen or watch this week's Association Chat Flash briefing and weigh-in with your opinion. Association Chat Flash Briefing (Amazon Alexa) https://www.amazon.com/Amplified-Growth-Association-Chat/dp/B07CLLXXWQ New online community for Association Chat is just getting started on The Mighty Network. https://associationchat.mn.co/ Subscribe to the Association Chat YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/u...
Why is Foresight the Future of Governing? For associations, the future of governing must be different than its past, and now is the moment to begin creating it. Association boards, chief staff executives and other governing contributors have a unique opportunity to work together and design a more generative integration of stewardship, governing and foresight that can strengthen board performance as well as prepare their associations, stakeholders and broader industry and professional systems to ...
Association professionals often travel for business, attending conferences and meetings, visiting hotels, and likely passing by human trafficking taking place right under our noses. Find out what sex trafficking looks like, what to do if you suspect it is happening, and what some industry insiders are doing to proactively fight it. Our guests will help us understand the issue a little better and how it impacts associations and association professionals. Guests on this episode include: Eliza M. R...
So Thanksgiving is happening Thursday, November 22nd and what does that mean? Pumpkin pie, family gatherings, and a reminder for all of us to be thankful. There are all kinds of magazines that I’ve seen pushing gratitude and telling us why we’ll be healthier, happier, and more successful if we practice gratitude. But will we really? And how do we do a better job of practicing gratitude, anyway? Our guest to help us understand this better is Lauren LeMunyan, The Spitfire Coach and author of the b...
CEO succession planning is one of the most important duties of every association board of directors - and of every incumbent CEO. But few associations - even large, sophisticated ones - have developed comprehensive succession plans. In this episode of Association Chat we explore why that is, and how to develop a succession plan with the author of a recent book on the subject and a veteran search executive who is a leader in the association community. Join KiKi L'Italien (Host of Association Chat...
What does design thinking entail and how are associations using it? For this episode of Association Chat, I interview Layla Masri, president of Bean Creative about design thinking and how she's used it with clients.
This is KiKi L’Italien coming to you with your Association Chat News Flash Briefing for the week of November 12, 2018! This week I’m testing the new production flow for the weekly podcast interview series with Blake Althen from Human Factor. We’ll be discussing design thinking for associations on Tuesday the 12th at 2 pm ET and I would love for some of you to join us so we can test the processes and the tech before doing an official show. You can watch it streaming live on the Association Chat F...
How to listen to Association Chat Flash Briefings on Amazon Echo devices There's now a new way get Association Chat News updates throughout the week! Association Chat is now delivering the latest association industry news updates weekly through Amazon Echo devices. You'll need to add Association Chat as a skill to your Amazon Alexa app: Go to the menu in your Alexa app and click on "skills" Search for "Association Chat" Click on the Association Chat Flash Briefing logo and then click "enable" --...
Association Chat News Flash Happy Monday, you crazy Association Chat-land people. This is your Association Chat News Flash for October 22, 2018, your favorite flash briefing on associations and upcoming events in Association Chat-land & I’m the host of Association Chat, KiKi L’Italien. — This week you need to do two things for sure. The first is RSVP if you are going to attend The Association Chat Happy Hour & VR Adventure is taking place in Alexandria, Virginia, at Brightline Interactiv...
Association Chat News Flash How do you stay innovative and keep your knowledge fresh? This is your Association Chat News Flash for October 9, 2018, your favorite flash briefing on associations and upcoming events in Association Chat-land & I’m the host of Association Chat, KiKi L’Italien. — Curiosity is a key trait and skill important to develop in order to understand new opportunities for reaching your audience and inspiring members. It’s something I work on every day and I actively look fo...
Welcome to Association Chat News! I’m your host, KiKi L’Italien, and let’s talk about this Association Chat News flash briefing for the first week of October – October 1, 2018. This is the 4th quarter of 2018 and this is about the time we start to see a few predictable things happen in the association space. Fall Conference Season is still rockin’ and rollin’ throughout October Folks are looking at how to meet goals by the end of the year We’re all beginning to look at what we need to do for the...
Last week ended with the Association Chat interview with ASAE leaders John Graham, Rhonda Payne, and Reggie Henry talking with me about the recent controversy surrounding the Great Ideas Call for Content Leaders, plagiarism, paying speakers (or not), and how all of these things are being communicated with the membership. Over 130 registered to hear this interview on Crowdcast and over 500 watched on Facebook Live! It was a fascinating discussion and one you can hear the entirety of on the Associ...
The ASAE Great Ideas Brouhaha - (Recorded September 21, 2018 - 12:30 EST) A seemingly simple post sharing the ASAE Great Ideas Call for Speakers was posted to the members-only Association Chat Facebook Group on Friday, September 6, 2018. This post sparked a controversy over ethics issues concerning plagiarism, intellectual property, and equity of membership. A rough timeline of the ensuing events and key topics at issue: - On September 6th a link to ASAE's Great Ideas Call for Content Leaders is...
Summary: The American Society of Association Executives responds to criticism over their Great Ideas call for papers, what are you giving away when you sign that next speaker agreement, and what do associations still need to learn about D&I – on this week’s Association Chat News Flash Briefing. A simple Facebook post sharing ASAE’s new process for applying to speak at next year’s Great Ideas Conference became the focus for attention last week when members of the group found the language used...
Welcome to Association Chat News! I’m your host, KiKi L’Italien, and it’s Monday, so let’s talk about this Association News flash briefing for September 10, 2018. Things got pretty fired up in Association Chat-land last Friday. In case you missed it, let’s get you caught up-to-speed. First, we dealt with long-seeded issues over member value. When a consultant member of ASAE posted a blog to Collaborate, the members’-only community platform, some people thought it was more self-promotional than a...
This Week in Associations (Week of Labor Day)
What does KiKi think about the association industry after hosting weekly conversations about it for over nine years? What are her plans for Association Chat's future? How does her own consulting business with Amplified Growth play into what she is doing with the Chat? On this Association Chat, Vista Cova consultant Lowell Aplebaum "flips the script" and interviews KiKi L'Italien, the usual host of Association Chat. Please join us for this one-of-a-kind interview on Association Chat. About Associ...
Here's what you need to know about some good stuff coming up that you might be interested in for the association industry. Challenge the Excuses: Why Associations Must Do Better with Inclusion (Interviewing Gina Glantz of GenderAvenger) Tue, Aug 14th at 10:30 AM EDT https://www.crowdcast.io/e/interview-with-genderavenger Association Chat at ASAE Annual: Interview with Gary LaBranche at Fonteva Lounge and Smoothie Station Sunday, Aug 19th at 12:45 pm CDT Join me at the Fonteva lounge and smoothie...
What role have mentors played in your life? Chances are, whether they were called "mentors" or not, there are individuals you have learned from and whom you credit with teaching you some of your best lessons in life. When Cecilia Sepp, CAE, saw yet another online post featuring someone looking for a mentor in the association space, she took notice and did something. This Thursday I'll talk with Cecilia Sepp about the new program she created, the Association Mentoring Network, asking her about me...
This is a longer Flash Briefing to kick off the week. I'm preparing for my family vacation down to Universal Studios next week and hearing from a lot of folks who are navigating vacation times and back-to-school prep. What are you up to this week?
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In 2015 Nancy Belmont launched a project called the Courage Wall that captured the attention of national and international media. The Courage Wall is a huge public chalkboard that reads, “I WISH I HAD THE COURAGE TO . . . ®” Nancy was interviewed on the TODAY Show , was featured internationally on Al Jazeera Network , and was highlighted in print media including The Washington Post and Forbes Magazine . The project was even tweeted by First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2016, Nancy launched the UNITY ...
