Leading an influential organization demands certain core skills in a top executive and in those aspiring to eventually take on a lead role. Tomorrow’s association leaders are already working hard to complete tasks at hand and learning to reach beyond their immediate goals. They are the senior staffers handed the tough jobs. If they’re lucky, they get face time presenting to a board of directors. They are the second-in-command who ensure that daily activities are proceeding to keep the association afloat. Or they are delivering the trade group’s current messages and priorities to policy makers with an eye to long-term gains. “It’s an evolutionary process,” said Kraig… Read More