Leadership Archives

How 2 Associations Merged to Build a Successful Cohort

10th March 2021

Charlotte Gentry, Founder and CEO of Pure Events and EVCOM board chair, recalls how the merger of two associations led to genuine success and long-standing sustainability.

The Eventful Path to Association Leadership

13th January 2021

For AC Forum, Nicole Kaijser, Learning & Programme Officer at the European Association for International Education, together with Andreu Gusi, Executive Director of the European Blood Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Society, reflects on how to build your expertise as an association professional.

Leadership in Times of Ever-Evolving Member Value

6th January 2021

Renata Lerch, the marketing expert of Boardroom MiniCourses, argues that the most successful associations are run by agile leaders, who put members’ needs first as they constantly search for innovation and differentiation.

Notes from the Philippine Associations Summit 8

17th December 2020

Octavio ‘Bobby’ Peralta, Founder & CEO, PCAAE, reports on a successful Philippine Associations Summit.

The Peculiarities of Association Leadership

24th November 2020

For ESAE, Zsuzsanna Bódi, Director of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), explains what makes association leadership so special.

Welcome to the Phygital World

12th November 2020

Franco Viviani, former President of the International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research, reflects on the rise of the phygital, which is supposed to bring the best of both worlds – but at what costs?

Handling Crises & Opportunities: Voices from Basel

10th November 2020

Until recently, Basel was home to a thriving exhibition and congress business, which is now facing the question as to what happens next.

Making Learning Intentional in The Turbulent Twenties

5th October 2020

Jeff De Cagna FRSA FASAE, makes the case for why learning is a non-negotiable requirement in The Turbulent Twenties and how associations can make learning intentional both inside their organizations and externally through their business models.

The Challenges & Opportunities of Medical Associations

12th March 2020

The associations sector is vast and hugely diverse. But within this group there’s one particular community that appears to have specific challenges: the medical associations, as Ben Hainsworth writes.

Growing in a Time of Brexit

19th February 2020

The European Social Network (ESN) has faced many challenges in the past years – the first one being a UK-based organization benefitting from European funds, which, in a time of Brexit, led the association to relocate in Brussels. Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive, explains to Boardroom it was actually not the only issue ESN had to deal with.

Building a Sustainable Brand for the Future

6th January 2020

Renata Lima Lerch, founder of Integrated Niche, a global and Agile Marketing think tank, argues it's the role of leaders to allocate a share of the organization’s attention from just improving the status quo to what lies ahead, in order for their association to be future-proof.

Speaking the Language of Leadership

10th September 2019

The inaugural AC Forum and Leading Centres of Europe (LCE) collaborative learning experience in July took the theme of the language of leadership, with delegates joining forces to improve their communication skills.