Fourth Quarter E-Newsletter - 2017


The Florida Society of Association Executives (FSAE) recently announced Florida's 1,000 largest associations have a $3.7 billion impact on the Sunshine State. These associations directly employ 15,000 people, spending more than $778 million in employee payroll and supporting more than 88,000 jobs through expenditures according to the research produced by Downs & St. Germain Research and sponsored in part by Partners in Association Management.   Read more . . .


  
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of or relating to an organization
3 Ways to Be More Productive at Work
Wayup Guide  
 
Whether you're just starting your  first internship  or you're already settled into a full-time job, being productive is something that should be at the top of your mind. Why? Because productivity not only makes you a better employee, it also ensures that you can be successful in your role and advance in your career.    Read more . . .
Facebook Live - Why Not?
Partners Preceptors
 
Facebook Live has been around for a couple years, but it's definitely gaining popularity.  Whether you have a personal business selling makeup or clothes or you are a leader of an association or company, it's a great way to encourage new followers and gain excitement for your product or service.    Read more . . .
 
Good Leaders Bring out the Team's "Inner Superstars"
Entrepreneur

As a manager, one of your biggest responsibilities is to inspire other people to be the best versions of themselves. If done well, everyone on your team will not only be more productive and efficient, but also happier with their jobs. One of the hardest challenges, especially for new managers, is to balance this leadership mindset (focusing on helping other people) while still finding ways to get your own work done.    Read more . . .
Find New Ways to Invigorate Your Organization
 

Partners Preceptors

Find ways they can provide meaningful leadership early on in their careers. If they feel their voice is valued and their skills and experience are put to good use, they are just as likely to become a lifelong supporter of the organization compared to any other generation.  Read more . . .

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relating to a job that requires special education, training, or skill
 
#AtWork17: From Disengaged to Purpose-Driven Employees
Associations Now

It will take more than just good workplace culture to reverse this trend. Businesses and organizations of all types need to challenge employees with purpose-filled work each day. It's a job that mission-driven organizations, like associations, are in a good position to do.    Read more . . .
Many Strategies Fail Because They're Not Actually Strategies

Harvard Business Review  

Many strategy execution processes fail because the firm does not have something worth executing.  Read more . . .
Google Just Revealed Its 5 HR Secrets for Identifying and Developing Great Managers

Inc.

Sarah Calderon, a manager at Google who oversees Google's Manager Development curriculum, revealed some nifty secrets about how they train and develop great managers.    Read more . . .
Do You Have a Strategy for Recruiting the Next-Gen?
 

Associations Now  

To bring in more millennial members and recruit the Gen-Z young people who are following them into the workforce, you'll need to evolve your communications strategy and test new platforms. And, yes, that means you better be good at social media.   Read more . . .

    
per·suh·nl / adjective:
relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person 
 
11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day
  
LinkedIn

We often confuse being productive with working as fast as we can, every second of the day. We fear that slowing down to get organized will kill our productivity, but the facts suggest otherwise.    Read more . . .
15 Ways to Stay Focused at Work
Lifehack
 
You're bent on finishing the work at hand, and suddenly something comes up. You don't give thought to how pressing any distraction is - you just give it attention.
Five minutes, ten minutes. Sometimes it goes to over an hour.

When you get back to work - boom - you've no idea where you left off or why you couldn't get your mind and heart into it. You can't stay focused at work anymore and are becoming less productive. There goes your valuable time and effort. There goes your momentum and peak of creativity.   Read more . . .  
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