Association Impact

Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville speaks with Cheryl and discusses term limits in Michigan. In January of 2011, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville began his second term in the Michigan Senate as leader of a 26-member Senate Republican supermajority. Cheryl and the Senator cover various topics such as Michigan imposing the most restrictive term limits such as lifetime bands and shorter terms, the political process impacted by the shortened tenure and resulting heightened turnover, and the senate leader's goal to lengthen the total service for legislators. The Senator requests that association leaders support the legislation and inform their members on this important topic.

Barbara Jordan-Ellis, owner/senior consultant, Center for Coaching & Leadership Development, spoke with Cheryl regarding Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Leadership. Barbara and Cheryl discussed EI and its impact on leadership, employees and the bottom line. Learn about the competencies of EI and assessment and motivation to improve your EI. They also talked spoke about observing one’s behavior and how inappropriate behavior is not effective as well as if there are generational or age differences in emotional intelligence.

Working with a board requires a set of unique perspectives. The board is one of the greatest assets for an association executive. In this podcast, Cheryl Ronk, CAE and Sue Radwan, MEd., ARM, CAE, SM, owner of Leading Edge Mentoring engage in a timely conversation.

If you are currently working towards your hours and plan to sit for the CAE Exam, you don’t want to miss this show. Listen in as Cheryl and Sue Radwan, MEd., ARM, CAE, SM, owner of Leading Edge Mentoring, who is also an instructor with Cheryl for MSAE’s CAE Prep Course, discuss strategies to approach the CAE designation. Cheryl and Sue discuss highlights from the 3rd edition of Professional Practices in Association Management.

It is time for organization's to look at how they are serving their customers from the outside in and to ask customers what they need and want from you. If an organization only relies on data and the past, their customers may decide to seek what they need from other sources. Past trends may not equal success in the future. Listen to latest MSAE "Association Trends" when author Anna Caraveli discusses her new book, "The Demand Perspective:Leading from the Outside In."

This week's Association Impact features interviews with key association executives during MSAE's Legislative & Public Policy Conference held this month in Lansing. Industry leaders discussed why the conference is important, key issues facing their association, and challenge organizations face today and in the future.

Don't miss discussions with: Bonnie Bochniak of the Michigan Business and Professional Organization, Larry Merrill of Michigan Townships Association, Tim De Witt of the Michigan Manufacture housing & RV and Campground Association, Tony Stamas of the Small Business Association of Michigan, Ed Sarpolus of Target-Insyght, Justin King of Global Behavior, and Michael Stoskopf of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan.

Join us for our interview on the Michiganbusiness Network with Cheryl Ronk, president of the Michigan Society of Association Executives. This week's Association Impact, features discussion with Cheryl regarding MSAE's Legislative and Public Policy Day, the new graduates of the Government Affairs Academy, membership developments, OrgPro, the new web page, and why you should be a Certified Association Executive.

MSAE's Association Impact this week, features one of the most important events of the year, MSAE's Legislative and Public Policy Conference to be held February 3, 2015. You won't want to miss our preview on Michigan Business Network, or the gathering in downtown Lansing featruing ketnote speaker Governor Snyder. Bruce speaks with Kris Nicholoff, David Waymire, Michael Boulus, and Bonnie Bochniak.

MSAE's Association Impact this week, features one of the most important events of the year, MSAE's Legislative and Public Policy Conference to be held February 3, 2015. You won't want to miss our preview on Michigan Business Network, or the gathering in downtown Lansing featruing ketnote speaker Governor Snyder. Bruce speaks with Kris Nicholoff, David Waymire, Michael Boulus, and Bonnie Bochniak.

Michael Boulus, executive director for the Presidents Council for the State Universities of Michigan, will provide us the inside view of the Higher Education Panel discussion and what it means to Michigan and you.

MSAE's Association Impact this week, features one of the most important events of the year, MSAE's Legislative and Public Policy Conference to be held February 3, 2015. You won't want to miss our preview on Michigan Business Network, or the gathering in downtown Lansing featruing ketnote speaker Governor Snyder. Bruce speaks with Kris Nicholoff, David Waymire, Michael Boulus, and Bonnie Bochniak.

David Waymire, partner at Martin Waymire, tells us about the members of the press that will attend and the panel discussion that will address the issues facing associations and professional organizations.