Give it Away

Pfeffer’s column in Business 2.0 talks about the cost of turnover. The cost of recruiting, training, and adjusting to new employees is huge. So if you invest in keeping what you have, you can save money in the long run. In the example he cites, a consulting firm...

Perfect Group Size

Check out this brief post on the Signals v Noise blog. It cites the work of Edward Hall, who claims that the "perfect" group size is about 8-12. If you need more people than that, then your task is too complex and should be broken down further. Part of his...

Synthesis

I know I just posted about it, but I’m very impressed with the quality of what’s going up on the new blog from ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership (called Acronym). Guest blogger Ben Martin even referenced my post about the power of trust. His post talks...

What does ACRONYM Stand for?

Congratulations to ASAE & The Center for launching their own blog, under the title "Acronym." It’s great to have another blog voice in the association community (hey, does this mean we have graduated and moved beyond a mere...

Power of Trust

I found this interesting post on the signal v noise blog about trust. They had to choose a designer for a project they were working on, and it turns out the deciding factor among three talented designers was trust. Not price. Not physical location of the designer....
Jamie Notter