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Thank you for checking out our blog page. Our content is all about the most relevant and pressing issues concerning staffing and recruitment in the membership sector.  You'll also find numerous contributions from guest bloggers here.

If you're interested in adding to our blogs by contributing as a guest blogger, please drop Maura, our Marketing Director, an email, we'd love to hear from you.

The Membership Organisation That Does Less, Better

The Membership Organisation That Does Less, Better

In a sector used to adding more value, could the smartest strategy now be knowing what to stop? Membership organisations are very good at adding things. A...

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When Every £ Has to Prove Its Value In Membership

When Every £ Has to Prove Its Value In Membership

What continued economic uncertainty means for membership organisations Inflation is not simply increasing the cost of running a membership organisation....

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The Career Power of Becoming a Beginner Again

The Career Power of Becoming a Beginner Again

Experience got you here. Can curiosity take you further? There comes a point in anyone'scareer when being good at what you do becomes comfortable. But...

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Would You Join Your Membership Organisation?

Would You Join Your Membership Organisation?

Built for today. Ready for tomorrow? It sounds like a relatively simple question, but imagine putting it to your membership team or around the boardroom...

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Your Next Great Hire Might Not Have Done the Job Before

Your Next Great Hire Might Not Have Done the Job Before

Why transferable skills are becoming one of the membership sector’s most valuable hiring currencies Transferable skills are becoming increasingly valuable...

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When Technology Moves Faster Than Your Members

When Technology Moves Faster Than Your Members

How to embrace digital progress, and bring members with you at the right pace for all Technology is advancing at an extraordinary pace. AI tools are...

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Is Sideways a Smart Move for Your Career?

Is Sideways a Smart Move for Your Career?

What if the smartest next step is sideways over a promotion? We all talk a great deal about career progression as though it only moves in one direction,...

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The Productivity Trap: When Caring About Your Work Makes It Harder to Stop

The Productivity Trap: When Caring About Your Work Makes It Harder to Stop

When does commitment stop helping performance and start quietly undermining it? In purpose-led membership organisations, going the extra mile can easily...

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The Skills Remix: Why Every Membership Sector Role Is Evolving

The Skills Remix: Why Every Membership Sector Role Is Evolving

From Finance and Membership to Policy, Events, and Education, the roles may look familiar, but the skills behind them are changing fast. For years, the...

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Would You Hire an AI Manager? Because You Probably Will.

Would You Hire an AI Manager? Because You Probably Will.

When AI becomes part of the team in the membership sector. When we say AI Manager, we don't necessarily mean somebody sitting at the head of a newly...

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From Industry to Westminster: Why the Right Relationships Still Move Things Forward

From Industry to Westminster: Why the Right Relationships Still Move Things Forward

AI can map Westminster. It cannot make Westminster trust you We live in an age where technology can identify almost anyone we might want to speak to, AI...

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Is This The New ROI Test for Membership?

Is This The New ROI Test for Membership?

From “What Do Members Get?” to “What Changed Because They Joined?” Is this the new ROI test for Membership? Arguably, member value is no longer about what...

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