Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 7/20/22 Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 7/20/22

An executive committee recalibration

The challenge we currently face is one of leaders who have just come out of a period of crisis response where executive committees have been expected to engage in a different type of rapid, frequent decision making for the organization. Because cascading societal disruption has caused organizations to be in crisis response mode, executive committees have taken on responsibilities which in ‘normal’ times, would have been within the purview of the board or staff.

Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 9/29/21 Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 9/29/21

Leadership Insights: Silence is not Affirmation

When it comes to building strong leadership partnerships with your Board of Directors, silence is not golden. Without their input, without their voice, it is too easy to assume that quiet is confirmation when it may actually be reservation. Here is one approach to structure better Board voice.

Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 8/5/21 Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF 8/5/21

How Unanimity Can Weaken Association Boards

As champions of organizational vision, mission, and strategy, our Boards of Directors should have unified voice in how they tell the story of their associations.