Leadership

The power of mentoring, especially post pandemic and during economic uncertainty, is becoming more mainstream than ever before as a method to assist professionals who endure difficult circumstances, gain clarity, and navigate career changes. Mentoring, done well, has the capacity to create lasting impacts on people’s careers and lives.

While marketers are often brought in at the end to "market" a program, product, or service, this underutilizes the team’s talent. Involving marketing early and strategically can help associations achieve better results.

At the core, showing up thoughtfully means treating yourself and others with respect. It is more than being kind or compassionate, but it for sure requires empathy and self-awareness.

Company culture often seems amorphous, and you may be tempted to write it off as "someone else’s job." But ignoring culture can impede progress and create stress for your managers and employees.

For long time equity advocates, the fight to eliminate bias, discrimination, and exclusion is nothing new. My parents fought this fight, as did their parents and grandparents before them.

Inclusive leadership requires us to release old ways of thinking, act with humility, and open ourselves to new perspectives.

New Ideas Opening Session speakers Tiffany McGee, CAE, Philip Prasek, Kent Prickett, CAE, MB, and Gloria Aguilera Terry shared their personal experiences on a variety of subjects for a Pecha Kucha-style presentation.

Last year at this time, TSAE introduced a Diversity + Inclusion Assessment Tool to assist with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.

With the world going through immense changes over the last few years, many associations are taking a deeper look at the direction they want to take moving forward.

"I am humbled and honored to serve as Chair of the TSAE Board of Directors. It is my sincere hope to lead the board in a direction that honors TSAE’s mission and vision this year."