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...

2020 – The Year of COVID-19

by Amanda Brahlek | Nov 25, 2020 | Association Management, Company Culture, Meetings Management, Uncategorized

When the ball dropped and the fireworks brightened the sky as people across the world celebrated the “roaring 20s”, no one could have predicted what was to come. A year of stress, worry, sickness, homeschooling, angst, and uncertainty but it’s also been a year full of...

Employee Perks for Non-profits

by Amanda Brahlek | Nov 20, 2020 | Association Management, Company Culture, Employment, Uncategorized

As non-profits face the challenges of running their organization during COVID, it is helpful to think of ways to keep up morale and thank their employees for the great work they are doing during one of the most stressful periods any of us have faced. Since many of us...

PMG’s Stand on Belonging and Inclusion

by Amanda Brahlek | Jun 3, 2020 | Company Culture

In the words of the great Martin Luther King, Jr., “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Like you, those of us who make up Parthenon Management Group find ourselves wanting to fix something...