Upon invitation by the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), I spoke about association transformation and leadership at the Third Malaysian Association Next (MyNext) conference on September 14, in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. MyNext is an annual gathering of Malaysian association leaders and professionals to access and exchange cutting-edge insights and ideas, as well as… Read More Associations in Malaysia

I always relate project management to the engineering and construction industry, but can it be applied in the association world? This question came to mind when a member of our organization, the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE), offered to co-organize a project-management seminar for fellow PCAAE members. I was glad we did… Read More Associations and project management

Following through on my post last week (August 31, 2017) on the three fiduciary duties of the board, let me highlight this time the important governance documents that boards need to be familiar with and to give a check from time to time. Governance documents define the rules, procedure and processes for the board and… Read More Association governance documents

Allow me to share with you this time the fiduciary duties of association boards that I learned from the extensive knowledge resources of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), of which I am a member.  I believe these principles are universal and applicable in any association setting. A “fiduciary duty” is defined as “a… Read More Fiduciary duties of association boards

I was inspired by Dave Martin’s post on “How Writing a Manifesto Can Spark Your Association Marketing Results” that came out in Aptify, a U.S. association and membership-management software-solutions provider. This prompted me to write the marketing manifesto of my organization, the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE). A manifesto is defined as… Read More An association’s marketing manifesto

I was reluctant at first to accept the kind invitation of fellow association executive, Evelyn Salire, secretary-general of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), to attend the opening of its 24th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo 2017 on  August 10. Besides not being in the retail business, I also was not sure if I… Read More Future-proofing associations

Let me share with you the findings of a governance benchmarking study by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Foundation, which was published in its book, entitled “What Makes High-Performing Boards: Effective Governance Practices in Member-Serving Organizations”, co-written by Beth Gazley and Ashley Bowers. While the publication came out some time back, the findings are still… Read More Traits of high-performing association boards