Success by Association David Ewald

Success by Association

David Ewald

www.ewald.com

What can you do to make the most of your membership in any

organization (including AHVAP!)?

“You are the Average of the Five People You Hang Out with Most”

Jim Rohn

Associations do a lot!

1905 The National Association of Audubon Societies is incorporated in New York State. William Dutcher is named first President. Guy Bradley, one of the first Audubon wardens, is murdered by game poachers in Florida.

American Diabetes Association

• The American Diabetes Association made $34.10 million in 2010 available to support the broad spectrum of diabetes research.

• Over the years, the Association has invested more than $530 million in diabetes research and provided funding for more than 4,000 research projects.

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady

Stanton found National Woman Suffrage

Association

1870

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

appoints Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Committee.

1955

7 Charactaristics of Successful Associations

• A customer service culture

• Alignment of products and services with mission

• Data-driven strategies

• Dialogue and engagement

• Leaders serve as a broker of ideas

• Organizational adaptability

• Alliance building.

Estimated US Workforce by Generation Number/Percentage

• Generation Y (1981-1999)74 million/31.2%• Generation X (1965-1980) 60 million/25.3%• Baby Boomers (1946-1964)76 million/32.1%• Traditionalists (1900-1945) 27 million/11.4%

Bartlett-Bragg, August 17, 2004 Bartlett-Bragg, Anne. (2004).

“4 Generations in the Workplace”.

Learning Technologies. August 17, 2004. digitaldialogues.blogs.com

Transitioning Workforce

• Very soon, Gen Yers will outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace. Over the past 3 years, between 6 and 7 million more Gen Yers joined the workforce while more and more Boomers left.

• Roughly 75% of executive directors/CEOs report that they plan to leave their job within the next five years. 2

1. Martin, Dr. Carolyn, and Bruce Tulgan. (2007). Executive Summary:Managing the Generation Mix™, Managing the Generation Mix.2dEdition. HRD Press (2006). RainmakerThinking, Inc. Pages 1-31.www.rainmakerthinking.com p. 3. 2. The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis (2007). Building Movement Project. Generational Monograph Series. www.buildingmovement.org

Traditionalists

• Faced the Depression & WWII

• Bootstrapped their success

• Respect familiarity and relationships

• Small, tight network

• Founded the association

Boomers

• Raised with hope and opportunity

• Driven by desire to succeed

• Teamwork

• Want to help others

• Socialize and network

• Committed to the organization

Generation X

• Independent and individualistic

• Peer-focused

• Career building

• Family first

• More time and effort to build relationship

• Small groups

Generation Y

• More socially outgoing than X

• Networking and exchanging info

• Virtual networking

• Well traveled abroad

• Participation episodic

• Desire Mentoring

• More time online than TV

Generational Comparison

• Setting Career Goals

• Changing Jobs

• Experience, Education & Training

• Common Frustrations

• Common Misconceptions


Around Career Goals

Traditionalists Build a legacy

Baby Boomers Build a stellar career

Gen Xers Build a portable career

Gen Y Build a parallel career

Lancaster, L. & Stillman, D. (2002, When Generations Collide)


Around Job Change

Traditionalists Carries stigma

Baby Boomers Puts you behind

Gen Xers Is necessaryGen Y Is routine, 7 times before early 30s



Around TrainingTraditionalists Learned the hard way, you

can tooBaby Boomers Train them too much

and they’ll leaveGen Xers The more they learn, the

stronger their connectionGen Y Continuous learning



Around Education & Experience

Traditionalists Learn from experience

Baby Boomers Learn from experimentation

Gen Xers Learn from training and networking

Gen Y Learn from informal networking and formal education - experience will

take care of itself


Common FrustrationsTraditionalists Too much change

Undervalued experience/history

Baby Boomers Always the problem solver

Gen Xers Middle child syndrome

Gen Y Undervalued education

Kid treatment


Common MisconceptionsTraditionalists Younger generations are lazy

Baby Boomers Younger generations are coddled

Gen Xers Glass ceiling and rising floor

Gen Y Experience doesn’t matter

Creating Solutions

• Invite Open dialogue

• Traditionalists document history/experience

• Boomers create space for creative ideas

• Gen X, Y take on greater leadership roles – show initiative/urgency

• Younger leaders prepare for the next generation

David Ewald, [email protected]

www.ewald.com

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