Jamie Notter Blog
All work and no play…
Okay, I'm supposed to be working hard networking, learning, and connecting to my association community colleagues at the ASAE conference, right? Well, I also need time to have fun, don't I? I arrived in Boston yesterday, and my good friend Jeff De Cagna got us tickets...
Conflict Session Handouts
By the way, if you're coming to the ASAE & THe Center Annual Meeting, be aware that they are attempting a "paperless" conference this year. You get your handouts electronically and print them yourself, if you want. So if you're coming to my session, here...
We Have Always Done It That Way: Hot Off the Presses!
Our book has arrived! I am very excited to see the finished product of something that four very dear people and I have been working on for nearly a year. We Have Always Done It That Way: 101 Things About Associations We Must Change is now available for sale. We...
Giving it Away
One more note about the ASAE & The Center Annual Meeting: I’m putting up my very first prize for the Silent Auction, on behalf of Notter Consulting. I’m offering a half-day training for staff or volunteers in conflict resolution and communication. You can see the...
Double the Conflict Skills
Okay, I’ve started reading the Gerzon book on conflict. I’ve hardly read anything yet, so I don’t particularly have a real update on what the book says compared to the Associations Now article. However, in response to Dina’s comment, there are more than four skills...
Mobile blogging
Sorry for this relatively substanceless post, but I need to test out the new software that I downloaded for my new Treo smartphone. It allows me to make posts (like this one) from my phone instead of my computer. This may come in handy during conferences and travel.
Better Conflict Conversations
I’ve been working very hard this week on my presentation that I will deliver at the ASAE & The Center Annual Meeting next Saturday, in Boston. The title of the session is “Overcoming your Association’s Fear of Conflict,” but I’m considering renaming it in the...
Bridging Conflict
Associations Now has an article by Mark Gerzon about “bridging leadership.” Gerzon comes from the conflict resolution field, and has a new book titled Leading Through Conflict (I just ordered it, so expect some more from me on it later). Gerzon talks about the power...
Vacation Mind
Sorry for the brief hiatus, but the family and I were on vacation last week (and now I am having trouble adjusting to the real world!). And despite all the good business-related books I want to (or should) read, I chose what is for me a true vacation book: The...