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March 28, 2017
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The Importance of Strategic Decision-Making, Part II

(Source: Tecker International LLC) Earlier this month, I blogged about four basic questions that we should ask ourselves in the context of making a decision. The next step in the process is to weigh the various alternatives against one another (pros...
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March 6, 2017
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The Importance of Strategic Decision-Making, Part I

AIHA’s annual Leadership Workshop was held this past weekend. It’s an exciting time when officers from our Volunteer Groups, Local Sections, and Student Local Sections come together for self-discovery and to learn how they can become more effective g...
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February 7, 2017
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The Call to Engage AIHA Members’ Best Thinking

As you may have read in my previous blogs, AIHA , BGC, and ACGIH have come together to form a new Brand Awareness Task Force that will craft compelling messages aimed at explaining the importance of the IH profession to audiences that “are not like o...
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January 5, 2017
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The Rubber Meets the Road

Happy New Year! As my tenure hits its 90-day mark, I am pleased to report that AIHA, in collaboration with A and ACGIH, has formed a new task force to address how we can better communicate to the many stakeholder groups we serve what it is IH/OH prof...
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November 30, 2016
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Another Look at Rebranding

It seems I ignited some well-received feedback from my first blog on the issue of industry rebranding. That’s fantastic to see, as it means at least a few folks out there are taking the time to read our blog. In response to the feedback, I’d like to ...
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November 1, 2016
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Mission and Message

This past week I attended my first AIHA event—the Fall Conference in San Antonio. My very first impression was of the high energy exhibited by the AIHA Board during our weekend meetings. In my 16-plus years working with boards in the non-profit secto...
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