4 I PSAI Association Insight, August 4, 2021
Time to Fly
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As for me, I am off to join another association as their staff
leader. I will be a better CEO for them than I could ever
have hoped to be without the years at the PSAI and the
relationships I have found here. I thank you for the help. I
thank you for the reality checks. I thank you for the warmth, the
humor, and the friendships. Especially, I thank you for being
who you are, and for the privilege of spending these years
learning from you. May you all join with the PSAI, and together,
soar to new heights.
the leadership level of the PSAI will be. And I will be here until
September 17, doing all that I can to be supportive so that the
changeover is seamless.
If I may, I ask a favor of you. Please be patient with the process.
Remember: these things take time. It's work to hatch an egg,
and even then, a hatchling has to gain strength before it can
fly. Over the next months and years, I have every confidence
that the PSAI will hatch new plans, grow and succeed beyond
anything that could have happened if we hadn't taken these
actions at this point in time. The PSAI will not just fly, it will soar!
Hiring an Association Management Company
Here is what the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE) has to say about hiring an AMC:
"Rather than hire their own staff team, some
associations enlist an association management
company to provide professional management services.
AMCs bring expertise drawn from their experience
managing multiple client organizations.
For organizations that prefer not to directly hire a
chief staff executive who oversees an in-house staff
team, association management companies offer an
alternative. Some associations turn to AMCs for full-
service professional management, while others rely on
them for specific outsourced services.
AMCs vary in size, but all provide professional
management services for multiple client associations,
and they bring this breadth of experience to
managing each individual organization. They develop
a broad view of association best practices and are
often incubators for innovation, testing out new ideas
for the benefit of multiple clients.
Association boards sometimes contract with AMCs
to help them address specific challenges, such as
planning for long-term growth, global expansion, or
business model transitions."
