Books
The End of Membership As We Know It
The era when associations could count on members joining and renewin, has passed. Membership is not dead as author Sarah Sladek argues in The End of Membership As We Know It: Building the Fortune-Flipping, Must-Have Association of the Next Century (2011). But you do need to change your thinking and your models to adapt to the way participation is changing.
This book, published by ASAE, outlines real, useful advice and plenty of examples for moving your membership model into the future. Click here to order
“Everything is changing in the world. It makes sense for associations to change, too. Sladek provides the roadmap for helping associations navigate these uncharted waters, turn challenges into opportunities, and come out way ahead.” – J.W., American College of Sports Medicine
Rock Stars Incorporated
Generations X and Y are changing the way our world works because what’s worked in the past isn’t working for them. Rock Stars Incorporated: Hiring the High Performance High Maintenance Hotshots Half Your Age (2008) provides valuable insight on how to manage, motivate, and market to these rising stars.
“This book is an insightful wake-up call for employers. While many organizations know there is a coming labor shortage, they have not yet taken steps to recruit and retain future leaders.” – L. H., The Employers Association
The New Recruit
The New Recruit: What Your Association Needs to Know About X, Y, & Z (2007) was one of the first books to address the generation gap in membership associations. It brings to light the challenges that Boomer-centric associations are experiencing and viable solutions to successfully recruit and retain younger generations.
“The New Recruit proved to be an excellent resource for our association, as well as each of our membership associations. In fact, we rolled out our Young Professionals group in conjunction with this program and it has proven to be very successful.” – K. G., Midwest Society of Association Executives
Reports
America’s Aging Workforce Crisis
An estimated 78 million Baby Boomers (40% of the workforce) will file for retirement benefits over the next 20 years – an average of 10,000 per day. Many industries and most companies are grappling with shortages of skilled labor, dwindling talent pipelines, and a loss of critical knowledge. This report features recommendations for improving the odds of talent succession, which is a direct line to global competitiveness and economic prosperity in the United States.
Our hope is that this report can be a guide for employers to fully understand the urgency of the situation and immediately commence the development of strategies to ensure they will have the talent, expertise, and leadership necessary for their future success.
Published February 2012, by Sarah L. Sladek and Bob LaBombard, GradStaff.
New Generation, New Politics: Democracy Depends On It
This downloadable report (PDF format) is a position paper examining the engagement of younger generations in the political processes and leadership of the United States. Our research, which comprised of reading articles and documents, interviewing sources, and surveying 18-40 year olds, revealed that younger generations pose the greatest challenge and the greatest opportunity to America’s political landscape.
Our hope is that this study can be a guide for city, state, and federal leaders and government organizations to fully understand the challenges and opportunities associated with succession planning and to successfully engage young people in our nation’s political processes.
Published September 1, 2010 by Sarah L. Sladek with Melissa Hackenmueller.
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