Huntington Association Management

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/our-messy-conference-room-and-other-good-signs/

Our messy conference room and other good signs There they are - hundreds of golf balls. There are stacks of entry forms and four boxes of lanyards with attendees’ name tags. There are boxes of pens, tees, rulers, sunglasses, and even bigger boxes of shopping bags. Carefully stacked silent auction items are going to have to sit under the confer...

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/directors-on-boards-have-a-unique-opportunity-to-show-leadership/

Directors on boards have a unique opportunity to show leadership. Did you enter the first quarter timidly? Timidly, but hopefully. That’s what I’ve seen with the association and charity sectors. But in a matter of one week, I read things like “a total rollback of business restrictions,” “venues and museums opening,” and economists saying we are startin...

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/if-frank-lloyd-wright-was-your-boss/

If Frank Lloyd Wright was your boss … When the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright got a call from the resident of one of the homes he had built to complain that the roof was leaking over her bed, he had an unsympathetic reply. “Madame, move your bed.” His penchant for flat roofs was good for design, bad for drainage. We did not

Will business travel come back? Seemingly many companies and organizations will cut this expense way back forever.

The roads not taken: Who is missing business travel? Those missing business travel the most are luggage sellers, hotels, and airlines, of course. But those in business, those of us who found ourselves on planes to meetings and events with some regularity are disoriented. The changes, ones that may be semi-permanent, certainly affect the association se...

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/the-past-holds-lessons-for-us-malls-management-and-memories/

The past holds lessons for us: Malls, management and memories Three things converged this week that brought up my past. Sometimes it’s fun to look back. 1. Having spent the first 20 years post-college in the retail department store sector, I am undeniably drawn to information about it. So, when an opportunity to log on to a webinar with a panel consisting of...