When I saw the recent post about Healthcare.gov on the Tagoras blog, I braced myself for an overly political article. I was pleasantly surprised though when instead I read a practical piece on the increasingly strong tie between service delivery, specifically for education, and technology. For many associations, successful delivery of continuing education is dependent upon reliable online resources. (Just like the success of the Affordable Healthcare Act is largely dependent on Healthcare.gov.) Since executive directors and CEOs are rightfully engaged in continuing education programs, they now also need to be engaged in the relevant technology decisions and conversations. Gone are [...]

Ghosts, Goblins and 2014 Planning....which is scariest?   I’ll have to go with 2014 planning on this one, as ghosts and goblins are largely fictional, and everybody knows annual planning is a harsh reality. I have been constructing annual plans for a LONG time and it never gets any easier. The process improves, for sure, and the things you stumbled over last year usually go away, but there is always a new crop of obstacles that seem to pop up from one year to the next. They might include: A pesky competitor that didn’t exist last year, or at least wasn’t [...]

“The education of a man is never completed until he dies.”  - Robert E. Lee   The term mandatory continuing professional education bothers me. Given what I do for a living, saying that may constitute heresy. So let me explain. For many, including members of the public that professionals serve, the word mandatory implies that professionals do not seek out continuing education unless they are compelled to do so. Frankly, my belief is that the vast majority of professionals—doctors, accountants, lawyers, engineers, architects—embrace continuing education as a professional opportunity to improve skills and stay current. CE is a professional necessity to [...]