Ask the Recruiter: Leadership, advocacy, coalition-building are key CEO skills
Search consultants share competencies they seek in C-suite candidates; other attributes include vision, creativity, fundraising ability Liza Wright, left, and Julian Ha Question: What skill sets prove that a candidate is ready to rise from senior staff to CEO?
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10 tools: How to bring out the best from your board of directors
Another in a recurring series for association executives interested in growing their organization and their own careersBy Seth Kahan
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Association Departures and Arrivals (November 3, 2017)
O'Brien Departures CCSSO starts search for new leader Chris Minnich will step down as executive director of the $37M-revenue Council of Chief State School Officers on Jan. 12, 2018, to become CEO of NWEA, a student assessment organization in Portland, Ore.
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Peer networking groups closing to new members soon
Two new peer-networking groups, launched last month by CEO Update for executive staff in associations, are more than 75 percent full and are expected to close to new members until 2019. The COO Forum's members consist of chief operating officers, as well as the de facto number two in associations. The CCO Forum, for chief communications officers, is designed for those leading communications efforts within an association.
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Science group CEOs aim to enhance advocacy with closer collaboration
Federal budget cuts are urgent concernWoolley (left) and McEnteeDozens of scientific organizations vowed to keep the momentum going following the March for Science in April. But the ball was already rolling—and continues to gain traction—as associations work both individually and collectively to advocate for science.
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Tap reserves without breaking the bank
Low interest rates provide associations an alternative for funding new purchases, initiatives Booming markets give associations greater flexibility in using reserves to achieve strategic goals, and many are consulting their financial advisers for options.
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