Smart Is as Dumb Does?

Guy Kawasaki has another gem on his blog. This one is about why smart companies do dumb things. First, let me just highlight the importance of the topic. We like being smart. We spend a lot of time getting smart and proving to others that we are smart. The problem...

Guy Kawasaki’s Real World

I’m still catching up with blogs after ignoring them for a week while I was at the annual meeting. There was a good post by Guy Kawasaki I want to point out, though. Since it’s back to school time, he wrote a list of things college students need to understand before...

Guy Kawasaki's Real World

I’m still catching up with blogs after ignoring them for a week while I was at the annual meeting. There was a good post by Guy Kawasaki I want to point out, though. Since it’s back to school time, he wrote a list of things college students need to understand before...

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...

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...
Jamie Notter