The No Asshole Rule

We will see if the email subscribers actually get this post, given the title, but hey, it is actually the title of a good book I read lately. The subtitle is much more palatable: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn’t. It was written by Robert...

What Were They Thinking?

I’ve already quoted it on the Association Renewal Blog, but Guy Kawasaki has an interview on his blog with Jeffrey Pfeffer, who apparently has a new book out, called What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management. Pfeffer is one of my favorites. He...

ASAE & The Center Annual Meeting 07

It’s that time of year again: I am starting to gear up for the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s Annual Meeting. This year it is in Chicago, August 11 to 14th (T minus one month). I am speaking again this year: the topic is Resolving Conflict in Your...

ASAE & The Center Annual Meeting 07

It’s that time of year again: I am starting to gear up for the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s Annual Meeting. This year it is in Chicago, August 11 to 14th (T minus one month). I am speaking again this year: the topic is Resolving Conflict in Your...

A Kinder, Gentler Organization?

There’s an article in Workforce Management that discusses the (debatable) positive impact that a “kinder” workforce culture can have on organizational performance. Honestly, the article doesn’t make a particularly convincing case one way or another. There is an...
Jamie Notter