Angela Waters Austin and Cameo King are hosting and this weekend we start our conversations on youth service with Richard Carson, Director of MBK Michigan, a mentoring and volunteer generation initiative of Michigan Community Service Commission. He is here to discuss My Brother's Keeper, and other mentoring programs in Michigan.
This week features interviews from Michigan Society of Association Executive (MSAE) members who attended the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) American Associations Day in Washington D.C. on March 19. It discusses how policy issues and government relations fit together and how to have a successful fly-in. They also discuss the importance of communicating with congress, the Certified Association Executive (CAE) experience and how it relates to American Associations Day.
Shira Harrington, founder and president of Purposeful Hire, Inc. and Bruce Aldrich, CAE, speak about the generational gap both in the workplace and membership. They also discuss resume writing and what your LinkedIn profile should look like. Shira also talks about face-to-face interviewing and tips you should consider before the big interview. Shira and Bruce also discuss other "hot" topics that associations are dealing with currently.
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.
In this segment we are brought up to date on what is happening with the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Beverly Hills, MI. We spend a little time with Camilo Suero, executive director of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who talks to us about how the organization is doing, but also the many things that they have in the very near future to help their membership.
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."
From Zehnder’s Snowfest 2015, Scott Graham, executive director, Michigan Brewers Guild, shares how their organization impacts events around the state. He highlights the upcoming events they host. In addition, Chris and Scott discuss how they are involved in this event and the growth of Michigan Breweries.
