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Steven Worth shares book excerpt in June 2010 issue of Associations Now

In the June 2010 edition of Associations Now, Plexus president Steven Worth shares an excerpt from his new book The Association Guide to Going Global where he offers a look at four models of expansion and organizational structure that have proven successful when expanding an organization internationally.

http://www.plexusconsulting.com/Articles/Worth_AssocNow_June2010.html

 

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Steven Worth addresses CFA Institute

On Friday, 2 October 2009 Plexus president Steven Worth addressed 200 new members of CFA Institute’s societies around the world in a give-and-take discussion entitled “Good Governance: What it is and how to cultivate it.” The link below is the PowerPoint presentation used for this discussion.

http://www.plexusconsulting.com/Articles/GoodGovernance/Good_Governance.html

 

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Rising to the Challenge—a need for a new level of nonprofit leadership

The world we live in is reeling from problems that the traditional economic and political order seem ill-equipped to handle.  It is in fact a situation tailor made to those organizations dedicated to the public good, but will they rise to the challenge and how can individual volunteers make a difference?

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Associations Trends
June 2009

 

Winning Comparative Advantage

Remember this old joke? “We’re from the government and we’re here to help!” This assertion is usually followed by incredulous guffaws. Similarly, certain circles of association executives are amused by any such assertion about the helpfulness of consultants. Perhaps this is due to a swaggering belief that any association executive worth his or her salt should be able to manage things on their own; or perhaps they are like Mark Twain’s cat that once landed on a hot stove and refused to go near stoves ever since—hot or cold.

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Executive Management
April 2009

 

Swine Flu Preparations

Regardless of whether people believe their own community will be affected (but if the swamped call boards of the Center for Disease Control are any indication many are concerned), from a management consultant's point of view this potential health threat can be turned into an organizational exercise that is well worth a manager's time.

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Associations Trends
April 2009

 

Term Limits

Those familiar with Washington, DC know the very notion of term limits strikes fear into the hearts of all politicians here. No politician worth his or her salt wants to give up their hard-earned power without a fight. But, the argument goes, once in power the status quo tends to triumph over change—no matter how badly needed change might be—and the balance of power becomes a little too comfortable for those who have it and uncomfortable for those who don’t.

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Associations Now
February 2009

 

Do Less - Then More

Use this economy as an opportunity to reassess legacy programs, products, and services, identifying which ones effectively support the organizational mission, provide essential capital for organizational operations and reinvestment, or both.

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Horizon
January 2009

 

 

Update on the Treasury Bailout Plan

On January 6,2009 The Treasury Department released a Congressional report detailing the expenditures so far through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

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Associations Now
January 2009
 

Leader of Leaders

If you’re chairing your organization’s board, you already know what an awesome honor and responsibility you have undertaken. One of the most important of your many roles as chair is that of “leader of leaders.” You are the leader of the association’s governance team.

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