“The only constant in life is change.”
When associations adopt innovative technology, it’s not just the system that’s changing; your staff needs to change too. But why is it so hard to initiate change in your organization especially when introducing digital transformation?
Discover how to better manage organizational change by empowering you and your staff with needed change competencies – the ability to react to and manage change repeatedly.
Hear how a technology consulting firm developed a successful change process platform to help their association clients with technology adoption, which can also be used to help manage change in other key areas of your association.
Key Takeaways
- Learn essential tactics for digital transformation.
- See what types of customized action steps can be taken to manage risks.
- Learn how to get your team on board with the change and keep them there
EXTRA 30
Due to the popularity of this topic, we’re adding an EXTRA 30 minutes with the panelists from 3:00 to 3:30. This is your opportunity to ask questions and share ideas on Spring Cleaning your website with the other participants and panelists.
How to Submit Questions
- Register for the program and submit your question/s in the registration form.
- Think of additional questions after you register? No problem. Just email additional questions to theciohour@501works.com during the month to have new questions added to the next month’s 501 CIO Hour.
- Ask questions during the program via the chat function.
The CIO Hour will be recorded each month in case you miss it. However, we hope you attend and engage with the industry experts and other participants regularly so you continue to boost your IT-IQ.
Speakers
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James MarquisCIO, 501WorksJames is a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working with associations and non-profits of all sizes. James possesses excellent communications skills allowing him to function as a trainer, technology evangelist and to bridge the divide which frequently exists between functional business units and information technology specialists. Coupled with his ability to deep-dive into technology, these key skills allow James to operate across department lines and organizational levels to better integrate technology with the strategic and tactical needs of an organization
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Joe PlastererPrincipal - Starkweather Association ServicesJoe Plasterer, Starkweather Solutions and Cirrus Change Readiness co-founder, has been leading technology projects across the globe for associations, government and private sector clients for over three decades. It’s been his experience that technology is 80% people/20% technology and the best way to get people to change is to empower them. Joe’s clients range from fortune 500 organizations, the US House of Representatives Speaker’s office to the State of Wisconsin, to associations in the United States, Canada, UK, Africa, Australia & New Zealand.
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Melinda StarkweatherCMP, Principal Directors of Change Readiness - Starkweather Association ServicesMel Starkweather is the co-founder of Starkweather Solutions LLC and Cirrus Change Readiness. Concerned by the problems organizations experienced with technical adoptions, Mel developed a passion for empowering teams and their leaders to master change to own their futures. After becoming certified in change management she developed a team-centric change readiness education curriculum certified by Quality Matters, toolset and metrics platform. This platform enables teams to develop in-house change skills which result in quicker projects, avoiding the pain of staff turn-over and lost opportunities. Mel has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Change Management and has presented at numerous conferences to include Association Forum, the UK’s Memberwise and Community Brands’ Xperience.
