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Tip of the Week: You Deserve a Break Today
Three ideas for incorporating the power of play into your daily breaks In his session at The Annual Conference this past November, “Reducing Burnout Through Play,” Gary Ware shared a...
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Are You Kidding Me?
Just because a dog is shy or big and rambunctious does not mean he will be better or worse with children. Dr. Emily Weiss challenges you to take a hard...
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Tip of the Week: From Generation to Generation
December 30, 2024, The Association
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Traits, influences and demographics of the 5 generations currently making up the workforce We were thrilled to hear from you that Phil Gwoke’s keynote at The Annual Conference, “Leading Across...
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Tip of the Week: McKinsey’s Year in Charts
December 23, 2024, The Association
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Twelve top data visualizations that speak to global change in the business and social sectors In their session, “Adapting a Business Mindset to Animal Welfare,” at The Annual Conference, CAWAs...
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Letter from the President: The Secret of My Success(ion Plan)
The Association’s President & CEO has a suggestion for your New Year’s Resolution Dear Colleagues, A leader’s work is never done. And if that leader happens to be an animal...
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Let’s wrap up this Pets as Gifts stuff
‘Tis the season for looking back to existing research on pets given as gifts. Dr. Weiss shares evidence to bust the myth that it’s a bad idea for good. My...
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Member Spotlight: Get to Know Jeanette MacNaughton
Meet one of the newest members of The Association, and get excited about the power of the network all over again (and P.S., read this especially if you’re wary of...
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Let’s Dump the Judgment
December 4, 2024, Emily Weiss
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Are the people who walk through your doors to relinquish so different from you? Dr. Emily Weiss suggests we dump that premise Earlier this year I wrote a blog about...
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Letter from the President: At The Heart of It All
This Thanksgiving, know that you are seen and appreciated Dear Colleagues, As I write this I am just back from New Orleans, following our biggest, and arguably our best, Annual...
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Tip of the Week: Survey Says…
Five questions to ask your team to reflect on Welcome to your #MondayMotivation with Tip of the Week. In this weekly column, we share tools, time-savers and just-plain-genius ideas that your...
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Conference Speaker Spotlight: Meet Jill Kline
The Network Live is happening today, and we caught up with Wisconsin Humane’s VP of Culture and Community Impact for a sneak preview of her panel discussion on keeping families...
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Conference Speaker Spotlight: Meet Doug Plant
The Chief Operations Officer at Michigan Humane shares a sneak preview of what he’ll be sharing during Sunday’s pre-conference event, The Network Live. The Association: We can’t wait to see you...
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