Sidecar Staff

At Sidecar, we create the professional development tools a leader needs to grow their career and their purpose-driven membership organization, like associations and nonprofits. The skills you’ll learn within our growing community, interactive workshops and from our step-by-step courses will drive innovation, empower strategic thinking and institute cultural changes wherever your career takes you.

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How savvy content curation can position your association as a thought leader [Updated]

Updated: 10/19/2024

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It's not you, it's me: Why your mentoring relationship isn't working out

While a mentoring relationship is traditionally thought of as a senior leader providing guidance to a junior professional, mentoring can follow many...

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The association business model: It’s time for a massive overhaul

Most associations professionals would agree that meeting member needs is at the heart of every decision made. Yet over the last 40 years, most...

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On becoming the Netflix of associations

What does it mean to build a purpose-driven organizational structure? I don’t mean just aligning various departmental visions, or stamping down silos...

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Solve problems by putting yourself in someone else's shoes

Design Thinking is about a starting point.

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How to improve a member's conference experience, according to members

As part of my research, I’ve conducted a lot of in-depth interviews with members. Most include a discussion about their conference experiences, as it...

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