Strategy

Boardroom editor Lane Nieset looks at how it’s getting harder and harder to find great talent who are also going to be a cultural fit for associations.

The rise of predatory conferences jeopardises the future of legitimate research events. But could conference IDs be the solution?

With the continued focus on the relevance of engagement and value creation to enhance the association journey, the role of congress centres has clearly evolved over the years, as argues Angeline van den Broecke from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Boardroom talks about growth strategy, the challenges of being global, and cultural differences with Sid Das, Director, Digital Engagement, from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the international organization working in the field of the wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

Giuseppe Marletta joined the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in February this year. As a member of Boardroom Advisory Board, we have asked him to contribute a column on his experience as he goes about his new role. This is Giuseppe's second contribution.

With Millennials entering the market, it is crucial for scientific associations to involve young physicians and facilitate an easy handover. Associations have to think about younger generations increasingly and to take action in a way that will deliver value to them.

The International Association for the Study of Pain stresses ‘cultural competence and empathy’ as it circles the globe with 100 chapters, as emphasizes CEO Matthew D’Uva in this special interview.

To conclude her Executive Master in International Association Management at Solvay Brussels School, Boardroom Advisory Board Member Silke Schlinnertz wrote her final paper on the different ways of dealing with culture in the association world. Here are her findings.

Legacy is cemented in relationships. The way we learn from each other, relate to different experiences and viewpoints and interchange our philosophies, form the basis of humanity. Our position in the world becomes defined by our association to others. From Boardroom's partner IAPCO.

Renata Lerch, Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications at Scrum Alliance, explains why association leaders need to disrupt their organisations to survive, rethinking their products, technology, organisational talent and partnerships.

Thanks to our special partnership with the Global Association Hubs Partnership (GAHP), Boardroom talked to Magdalena N. Mook, CEO of the International Coach Federation (ICF), who explained all about the organisation’s growth strategy. 

CEO of the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres and a member of our Advisory Board, David Macadam has been instrumental in making his organisation grow. In our third instalment with the GAHP, he recalls how far the MECSC has come from and where it’s heading.

As the second top conference destination in the UK, Edinburgh has much to offer young people looking to expand their minds and seek out new opportunities, especially with the Scottish Government naming 2018 the ‘Year of the Young People’.

Ellwood Atfield is specialised in recruiting association leaders and corporate affairs executives. In June 2018, they published a new report on ‘High-Performance Secretariats’, based on hundreds of face-to-face interviews and an online survey.

Our partner PCMA/Convene just published a very interesting article on the evolution of the association community, written by Ben Hainsworth, executive director for K.I.T. Group.

Recruitment company Ellwood Atfield has shared their report on what, according to a survey and some research, makes a high-performance secretariat for an association.