For my association friends (who I assume are members of ASAE & The Center), the November issue of Associations Now should be hitting your mailbox soon, and I’ve got an article in there titled "Who’s In Charge?"

I wrote it based on a series of projects I had been working on that all seemed to center around this question. It’s one of those questions that we pretend we have resolved when, in fact, we haven’t. It’s usually clear on the org chart or at a high level, but operationally we spin our wheels because of the variety of stories we tell about who REALLY is in charge. I think it’s less about "truth" and more about "stories."

You can read the article here. I welcome feedback.

Also, this is a primer for the session I am doing next month at the Great Ideas conference on this topic. My session is at 2:15 on Sunday, December 9th (the last day–so careful when you book you flight!).

Jamie Notter