Tag: innovation

Ep 85: Punks and Pinstripes

Ep 85: Punks and Pinstripes

Let’s face it. Most professionals in the world enjoy being liked. While being admired isn’t a bad thing, it could lead organizations to settle for the status quo again and again. In order for progress to be made, our guest, international keynote speaker, best-selling author, and CEO/Founder of “Punks and Pinstripes,” Greg Larkin, encourages the professional “punks” to rise up.

Many associations struggle with advancing their organizations, whether it’s a fear of rejection from their board or an aversion to the chaos when implementing new programs, change is hard. That’s why change was made for the “hard core” folks AKA the “punks.”

Greg Larkin has founded his business, “Punks and Pinstripes” on the belief that opposition is validation, and that outlier perspective makes “punks” uniquely capable of solving hard problems. We’re so excited for you to listen to Greg’s impactful tips for innovation and learn how to embrace the qualities that make you different in an organization. Let’s be punk on purpose!

You can connect with Greg Larkin on his LinkedIn page, join the www.punksandpinstripes.com community, read his internationally best-selling book, “This Might Get Me Fired,” or watch some of his talks with the .orgCommunity.

Ep 57: Cultivating Innovation in Your Association

Ep 57: Cultivating Innovation in Your Association

Our guest for this week is Elizabeth Lucas, Senior Consultant at .orgSource Liz was the Executive Director of the American Massage Therapy Association for 15 years and Executive Director and CEO of Soroptimist International of the Americas for 10 years. In this episode, Sherry and Liz discuss the importance of innovation for organizations and building a positive culture in a remote environment. They also tackled the results of the ASAE research foundation task force that Liz chaired, which studied associations as an innovation catalyst. 

Ep 43: Creativity and Innovation Set the Stage in Turbulent Times

Ep 43: Creativity and Innovation Set the Stage in Turbulent Times

Fear of the unknown is quite common, and doing things differently from how it used to be triggered a lot of hesitation in the association management industry. This week’s guest, Vivian Abalama, IOM, CAE, shares how her organization harnessed innovative solutions amid the pandemic as it shifted its focus to having more opportunities for mentoring, while creating more benefits to engage its members.

 

Ep 22: Driving Value to Increase Member Engagement

Ep 22: Driving Value to Increase Member Engagement

This week, let’s dive into member engagement and what future membership will look like. Sherry Budziak, .orgSource Founder and CEO, interviews Tom Morrison, CEO of Metal Treating Institute Management, about membership challenges and opportunities, as well as insight on how they successfully managed their association’s first in-person event, while making sure attendees feel comfortable and reassured.

 

 

 

Ep 20: Relearning How to Build the Wheel of the Future

Ep 20: Relearning How to Build the Wheel of the Future

Stop. Listen. And Learn. These are the first steps that Ken Slaw, Executive Director for the Society of Vascular Surgery, did to realign his thoughts on how to go forward in the midst of the pandemic. Come tune in as .orgSource Founder and CEO Sherry Budziak interviews Ken on how he managed to implement new programs and discovered new initiatives that moved his organization forward despite the less-than-ideal business landscape.