Leadership Archives

Are Boards Ready for the Next Crisis?

24th January 2023

An article by our partners at ASAE that looks at the stressors association CEOs are facing these days and how they can address them.

Burnout – The Executive Burnover (Part II)

5th December 2022

In the second part of this two-article series on burnout, Ole Petter Anfinsen explains how to avoid overwhelming stress and pressure in these unprecedented times.

France’s Famous Faces: Florian Lemaitre

1st December 2022

For our France’s Famous Faces Series, Boardroom met with Dr Florian Lemaitre, Professor in Pharmacology at the Rennes University Hospital’s School of Medicine.

Diversity & Associations: A Two-Way Street

23rd November 2022

Giulia Mauri and Andréa Petemba, lawyers at Kadrant, believe that the Boards and the industries they represent are strictly interlinked when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

Empower Your Team By Coaching Instead of Directing

18th October 2022

The outdated top-down model of leadership led to employees being more focused on blindly aiming to please rather than thinking for themselves. To get the most out of your team, train them how to succeed by showing you believe in them.

Making it All Happen

7th October 2022

For AC Forum, Cathy Weynants, CEO of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), reflects on the many ways association CEOs can be empowered. Most of the time, it means involving the organization’s whole team.

The Limits & Limitations of Empowerment

21st September 2022

International Advisor to the Global Association Hubs Martin Sirk explores the very definition of empowerment and how it relates to international associations. But exactly how far are organisations willing to go in this direction?

Excellence, Especially When Managing an Association

15th June 2022

How to add value to make associations relevant and ever-competitive? This is what Sven Bossu, CEO of AIPC, wonders in this special contribution for Boardroom.

How to Add Flexibility to the Workplace

9th June 2022

As part of Boardroom’s special partnership with ESAE, Chiara Gasparotto, Deputy CEO of ESTRO, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, reflects on the changes the pandemic has brought to the way we work… and the need to embrace and formalize them.

How to Never Lose Sight

24th May 2022

For AC Forum, Nicole Kaijser; Learning and Programme Officer, European Association for International Education (EAIE), and Wendy Holloway, Director of Events and Systems, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), review a few ideas to keep your association ahead of the game.

France’s Famous Faces: Isabelle Saves-Peccoz

10th May 2022

Isabelle Saves-Peccoz has been instrumental in getting two-high level conferences to Toulouse in 2022. For Boardroom’s France’s Famous Faces series, she explains how she sees her role as an ambassador and in what ways business events are drivers of change and influence.

France’s Famous Faces: Florence Agostino-Etchetto

10th May 2022

Florence Agostino-Etchetto is CEO of Lyonbiopôle, the gateway to healthcare innovation in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. As a leading cluster, it supports ambitious projects and innovative companies in the healthcare & life sciences’ sector. For Boardroom’s France’s Famous Faces series, she explains what makes Lyonbiopôle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes so special, and how some of its members have been instrumental in attracting conferences to Lyon.