Leadership is an elusive term. There is no specific training program one can participate in to learn to be a leader. No single leader has all the characteristics that could be emulated to become a leader. There is no finite list of values that defines a leader. So, perhaps leadership is more personal, a positive [...]
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A Few Good Leaders
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do the followers make the leader?
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Associations, Volunteerism and More…that’s the title of this blog. But truth is, most of the time it’s about leadership. Through this blog, I have tried to initiate discussions of the characteristics of great leaders and show examples of both good and bad leaders. I like exploring leadership with you. I like it even better when [...]
Thank You
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday I participated, like most of you did, in the great American tradition – stuffing my body with more delicious foods than I should have, talking with my family about what’s going on in our lives and the world, and napping in the recliner while “watching” football games. Of course that’s not really the [...]
There is no “I” in Team
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the old saying “There is no ‘I’ in Team”? I love this saying – in other words, for teams or organizations to succeed it takes more than one successful person. I recently read a Harvard Business Review blog posting that reminded me of this concept. Click here to read the posting. What greater example [...]
The Best Leaders Ask Questions – They Don’t Just Provide Answers
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Leaders are often tempted to control their organizations by managing every detail and answering every question. After all, as a leader they are primarily responsible for the success or failure of their organization right? Wrong. Leadership isn’t being the smartest person in the organization or the one with all the answers. Leadership is the ability [...]
The Language of Leaders
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently came across a blog posting about the language of leadership. I think this author makes some excellent points about the “languages” great leaders need to learn to speak. After reading it, think about one great leader you have known – did he or she speak all three languages? What about a leader you [...]
What will your Association look like in 10 years?
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on October 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As an association management professional and a business person, I spend time thinking about and planning for the future. I’m sure you do this in your business as well. For example, you try to imagine what kinds of products/services your customers will want in ten years so you can position your company to deliver them. [...]
Making Meetings Productive
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Meetings, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I participate in many meetings – in fact, every day I am involved in one or more meetings of one kind or another. There are staff meetings, conference calls, webinars, committee and task force meetings, board meetings, conferences, trade shows, and more. There is nothing more frustrating than unproductive meetings – they are a waste [...]
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Volunteer?
Posted in Association Management Companies, CM Services, Leadership, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Having been in the business of working with volunteer leaders of associations for nearly twenty years, I’ve given lots of thought to why people volunteer, what makes people good volunteers and is there such a thing as a bad volunteer? Regarding the last question, do you remember the adage ‘There’s no such thing as bad [...]
What would our Founding Father’s think of us now?
Posted in Association Management Companies, Leadership, Random, Uncategorized, Volunteerism on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I think this topic could require a dedicated daily blog – I am not that blogger. However, associations are a major focus of my professional life and the main topic of my weekly blog. Associations (groups of people or companies with similar interests, similar professions or similar industries) are part of the backbone of America. [...]
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About Rick
Rick Church is Head Coach of CM Services, Inc. The Association Partnership Company. CM Services pioneered the concept of developing long-term partnerships with national and international trade associations and professional medical associations. Mr. Church has published articles and given presentations about association leaders (both volunteer and paid). Mr. Church served as president of the Association Management Company Institute (AMCi). While on AMCi's Board of Directors, Mr. Church was very involved in the development of the AMCi/ANSI standard for Association Management Companies and the AMCi certification program based on that standard.-
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