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September 5, 2017
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What to Expect at Fall Conference 2017

This year’s Fall Conference on Leadership and Management, to be held in Tampa Oct. 30–31 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina, promises not to disappoint. We are featuring four education session tracks: Emergency Response and Preparedness...
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August 9, 2017
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My First AIHce EXP

Seattle marked my first AIHce EXP conference since I joined AIHA last fall. I had been hearing so much about this hallmark event, and I will tell you that I’m just glad it didn’t fall on my first month on the job! In all seriousness, I had the pleasu...
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July 5, 2017
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Lobbying: It’s Not a Four-letter Word

Let’s pause for a moment. Whatever else you’re doing, stop—for just a brief time—and think: what are the core goals of our government? After a little musing you may come to this conclusion: protection. There are no doubt many other laudable and appro...
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May 30, 2017
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What’s All This Talk about Changing AIHce?

Over the past several months, I’ve been traveling around the country visiting local sections and fielding more than a few questions about changes that have been made to AIHce. “Why was it shortened by a day?” “Why wasn’t my abstract accepted?” And so...
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April 4, 2017
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The Importance of Strategic Decision-Making, Part III

(Sources: Tecker International LLC, Ragan’s PR Daily) In this, my last blog in this series on the importance of strategic decision-making, let’s delve into the next step… an Action Plan. But first, let’s define for purposes of this exercise what the...
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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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