Time passes slowly during CEO search
Longest wait and uncertainty is early on, before first search committee interview.
CEO Update
Making industry diversity a priority
More associations are hiring staff to oversee efforts to increase representation in workforce. “I view my role really as a master connector: I bring groups in connection with our studios that ordinarily may not interface or interact, or they needed to but the right connections weren’t there,” said John Gibson, vice president of external and multicultural affairs at the Motion Picture Association of America.
Keenan: Groups must be ‘champions’ of their professions
Endocrine Society CEO says working in associations gives people ability to enact industry change in ways that few other roles can.
To keep staff engaged, get them caught up in the mission
Alongside professional development, fun events and rewards, employees need to feel connected to the association’s larger goals.
Restaurant Association CEO Sweeney to refocus rather than retire
Credited with doubling NRA revenue and boosting memberhip, Sweeney will step down at the end of 2019. Spencer Stuart is assisting in search for successor.