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In April of 2020 in lieu of my regular Successful Associations Today podcast, I released “A Love Letter to Associations.” It was meant to encourage association professionals as we dealt with the stress and uncertainty of a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) pandemic. It’s brief (less than five minutes) and you can listen to it here. I never dreamed that we would still be wrestling with uncertainty 18 months later.
I was proud then—and I’m proud today of the way association staffers have shown up and performed under highly stressful circumstances. Variants keep coming and high-stakes decisions about future meetings are still being made. It continues to be all hands on deck as we work to actively create our “next normal” rather than simply adjusting to what so many have called the “new normal.”
To that end, this month’s podcasts are focused on innovation: what it takes, obstacles and building a culture that supports continuous evolution. See below for descriptions.
Speaking of podcasts, we’re planning something different for 2022. We’ll be resharing 22 of our favorite episodes during 2022. Why? Because it sounds like fun—and because we know repetition is the mother of all learning. We’re carefully curating this list, touching on everything from changing membership models to new technologies. We hope you’ll join us on this listening journey! Episodes are 25 minutes
or less so that you can easily squeeze them into your day.
In the meantime, we also hope you’ll be able to take some downtime over the holiday season. I know, without a doubt, that you’ve earned it!
Sincerely,
