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Nominate Your Organization for the 2010 Showalter Innovation Award!
What have you accomplished that is taking your PAC or grassroots program to the next level? We want to hear about it!
What do International Paper, The American Heart Association, Southwest Airlines, Pfizer, Westfield Insurance, The National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Solvay Pharmaceuticals have in common? They are just a few of the organizations whose political involvement programs have been honored for their innovations via The Showalter Group’s Political Involvement Program Innovation Award©.
Now in its tenth year, The Showalter Group’s Political Involvement Program Innovation Award© recognizes organizations that seek to improve and enrich their political involvement programs.
A committee of experienced PAC and grassroots professionals will select the top innovators. The awards will be presented at the 2010 Innovate to Motivate®…
Want to Innovate? First, You Have to Know Your Strengths
As a leader in next-level political involvement skill development, the Innovate to Motivate® Conference is known for investing in expert faculty to connect you to nationally-known thought leaders.
Another one of our expert faculty members is Candace Fitzpatrick, President of Core Clarity, Inc. You can read more about her here: http://www.coreclarity.net/pages/AboutUs.html.
As many of you know, I believe that to improve your government relations performance, you have to work from your strengths, rather than focusing on shoring up weaknesses. This applies to one’s professional life, as well.
However, many of us don’t know what our organizational or personal strengths are. Candace will be leading two dynamic breakout sessions where you will conduct your own personal strength analysis to find out what…
Learn How to Prevent and Diffuse Stakeholder Hostility at I2M 2010
Are your PAC members and/or grassroots stakeholders hostile to your organization due to your position on health care reform, cap and trade legislation, the stimulus package, or other state or national legislative issues? If so, join the club.
Rather than wringing our hands over it, as a provider of next level curriculum, we will explore the psychology behind stakeholder hostility and how to incorporate the science of influence to combat and diffuse it.
Dr. Brad Sagarin of Northern Illinois University will help us understand the reasons why this occurs, and most important, how to prevent and mitigate its impact. And, you’ll hear the real-world application of his principles from Leann Fox, I2M 2010 Co-Chair and Director of Washington Advocacy Communications for the…
Getting Things Done Without Ticking Others Off
The Innovate to Motivate® Conference prides itself on investing in expert faculty to connect you to nationally-known thought leaders. One of our outside experts is Kay Cannon, the “Leadership Whisperer.” Kay is an award winning executive coach who helps “Type A” people get things done without collateral damage. You can read more about Kay’s story here: http://www.leadershipwhisperer.com/kay_story.html.
She will be delivering our keynote address as well as a breakout session at our 2010 conference. I asked Kay about Type A’s and the challenges they face.
Q: Why should Type A’s care about what others think if they are getting results for their organization? Especially in today’s economy, don’t results matter the most?
A: Given today’s economy, it’s imperative that…
