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		<title>We finished the structure phase… How do we get the word out?   Creating an effective launch for maximum visibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You only have one chance to make a first impression. That’s why an effective launch strategy is so critical for an organization. Here are a few rules of thumb for an effective launch. 1) Don’t launch until you are ready. I’ve seen countless organizations launch before they’re ready to handle inbound web inquiries, still having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should not proceed as an ad hoc working group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As standards initiatives develop, a fork in the road that many hit is the question on whether to formally incorporate the entity or continue operating under a more informal structure, often referred to as a “promoter-adopter” model. While no one likes to pay legal fees, the reality is that incorporation carries with it significant benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Safest Time in Human History</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the safest time in human history. So says Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist and popular science author. His claim is based on a statistical analysis of deaths by violence throughout human history. Apparently we are killing each other less than we used to. A lot less. But don&#8217;t tell our event planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Management Company or In-House Staff?  Pros and Cons….</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a kid, I was a decent swimmer, but miserably bad at many other sports. I ended my little league career for Sweeney and Meyer Realty without a single base hit. After (another) hitless game, my Mom told me: &#8220;you can&#8217;t be good at everything…pick what you want to excel at and concentrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will it Fly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Kohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite business books is Will it Fly by Thomas McKnight, who among other ventures helped create the popular newspaper USA Today. As a serial entrepreneur and investor, McKnight decided to publish a book to guide new business owners around common missteps and pitfalls when starting a new venture. Someday I&#8217;d like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organizational Development in Only 22,366 Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a gadget guy and always have been. My house is filled with remote controls. Heck, I have a still camera, video camera, Flip Cam, camera phone, water proof camera for the beach, Go Pro camera for my surfboard and even a new &#8220;collar cam&#8221; for Buster the silky terrier. I wish I were making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Accomplished! (Or maybe not…) – Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Kohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I wrote about some business-related issues associations and consortia should consider before they publish a specification. In this post, I&#8217;m going to cover the same topic, but from the perspective of looking at some things to consider on the technical side of an organization: Spec Maintenance: As folks start implementing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s Running This Place?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Executive Director]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, one of our clients, SAFECode, announced the hiring of a new Executive Director. Howard Schmidt, formerly the White House Cybersecurity Czar, has taken the helm. I have every confidence Howard will be a great success. But I&#8217;ll be honest. Sometimes I look at an association&#8217;s executive director and wonder: &#8220;Who&#8217;s running this joint?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TED Bound</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently sitting in an airport lounge in Boston waiting to board a plane to Chicago, then Palm Springs (note: if I ever become President, I will federally mandate that all airport lounges must have Walker&#8217;s Shortbread Cookies). I&#8217;m used to being in airport lounges—I flew something like 150,000 miles last year—but not used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blizzard Tales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sitting here looking out my window at the first flakes falling of Boston’s Blizzard of 2013. The timing of the storm—February 8—comes almost 35 years the day after the great Blizzard of 1978—the one that gave me a week off from school as a kid, and the storm by which all future storms have [...]]]></description>
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