It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia" with Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA,CMP and Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP. Today's Episode: Crisis Communications expert and former Association CEO Edward Segal, CAE discusses his new book "Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways to Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals and Other Emergencies."  Learn the 10 Reasons you NEED a Crisis Plan BEFORE something happens! We discuss timing, "no comment", and who should be the lead spokesperson. We also include an interlude where we thought we were paused . . . what did we say when we thought we weren't being recorded? Only way to find out . . . watch! "Crisis Ahead" is available on Amazon.com beginning April 21 and then around the country in a bookstore near you. Learn more at publicrelations.com. 

Today's episode: The Myth of Hard and Soft Skills with our regular guest (and Rogue Tulips Network member!) Michael Butera. See the Work Ecology Triangle, hear Michael's take on integrating skills in both people and organizations, and we even use the word Dryad! What's your favorite (or maybe least favorite?) work myth? Share it with us in our comments section. We also want to share hear MIchael's closing thought, a quote from Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." Don't miss an episode! Subscribe!

Looking Forward and the COVID-19 Study: Today's Episode: Nikki Haton and Meg Whedbee of Association Laboratory share early insights into the Looking Forward 2020 Environmental Scan and preview the COVID-19 Study on the impact of the virus crisis on the association community. Learn about the Association Laboratory Research Alliance and the benefits for your organization!

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia" with Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA,CMP and Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP. Today's Episode: Building Board Capacity with Michael A. Butera! Michael shares his insights on how building capacity leads to improved Board performance and more successful Mission Fulfillment. He shares his thoughts on what falls in the "build capacity" category for Boards and why it's important. We discuss why creating a team at the Board should supplant personal agendas and the fact that building a team is hard work that pays off in the end. We also discuss our very fluffy hair and how one time in a basketball game Cecilia got a black eye :) Yes it does relate to the topic!  

Today's episode: Elections and Strategy Development! We continue our 2020 series on federal and state legislative activity since it's an Election year. Our regular guest Aaron Castelo, CAE shares the "Big Three" you need to do this year -- and every year -- to develop and implement successful strategy. And we only mention COVID-19 once ;) 

It's Monday - time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia" with hosts Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA,CMP and Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP. Today's episode: Presented without bells and whistles due to a MAJOR computer malfunction! But we saved the file and are pleased to share "Dynamic & Productive Boards" with our guest Michael A. Butera. He quotes Darwin and Mark Twain and weaves them into his own unique knowledge of Boards and helping them be the best they can be. And we all agree that Boards should have lots of training every year! 

Today's Episode: we discuss what the US Federal Government Can Learn from Associations. Say what?? That's right. We talk about what the nonprofit community does right and what it continues to work on and how this can be applied to the federal government. All politics may be local, but good process and policies are universal.

Today's episode: We discuss Telecommuting (again!) and its benefits for associations. We also discuss the ASAE Associations Now Daily article on a government agency and its cancellation of telecommuting because SOMEONE doesn't know how to be a leader and instead threw a temper tantrum. Telecommuting has benefits for productivity, risk management, and for saving the planet. Share your comments with us!

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On today's episode of Chatting with Agnes and Cecilia, we discuss International Associations and their similarities to US organizations.

Each week we discuss topics related to 501c organizations. This   episode: Gender and Leadership with our special guest Cathy Smalley Pales,   EdD, of Take A Breath Coaching.