3 Steps to Creating an Interactive Company Culture

by Amanda Brahlek | May 21, 2021 | Company Culture

COVID-19 has forever changed the landscape of how employees and employers approach the work environment. Organizations should take note of the new engagement techniques that have emerged from this shift and incorporate them into their plan moving forward. Below are...

Launching an Academic Journal

by Amanda Brahlek | Apr 2, 2021 | Association Management

Professional scientific societies must continually re-evaluate and advance their vision and mission, not only to serve their membership but, more broadly, to achieve their core purposes of education and research in their specific discipline(s). Sometimes, this means...

Building Habits (The Habit Loop)

by Amanda Brahlek | Jan 22, 2021 | Company Culture

I started this series on January 8th with a blog called “Don’t Make Resolutions, Create Better Habits.” This series is based on a book I read last year called Atomic Habits by James Clear, which is an exceptional book that explains in detail how to create productive...

2021 Outlook

by Amanda Brahlek | Jan 15, 2021 | Association Management, Company Culture, Information Technology, Meetings Management

“What is coming is better than what is gone.” -Arabic Proverb This quote well-articulates my vision for 2021.  Twenty-twenty was undoubtedly a year of strife for many personally and professionally.  My original goals for 2020 are laughable.  Recreating our goals for...

Don’t Make Resolutions, Create Better Habits

by Amanda Brahlek | Jan 8, 2021 | Association Management, Company Culture, Employment, Meetings Management

Happy New Year! Give yourself a high five AND a pat on the back for making it through 2020. So on to 2021. I think we are all a little shell-shocked from the past 10 months, but hopefully you are still at least somewhat optimistic. If you made resolutions for the...