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The Fluency Trap: Why AI Training Fails Without 'Immersion'
Anyone who has spent four years studying a language in high school knows the exact feeling of landing in a foreign country and realizing they cannot...
Change Management
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The Pfizer Playbook: 3 Non-Technical Moves to Transform Your Association
Association leaders often approach new technology with a familiar playbook. They form a committee, draft a comprehensive request for proposals, hire...
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38 min read
How Pfizer thinks about AI, Thomson 1.0, & Who's Behind Ox Alpha? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 150]
Mallory Mejias: Sep 7, 2026, 1:18:40 PM
Summary: A drug company CEO just made the best case yet for why platform choice matters less than most associations think. Marking three years of...
7 min read
Why Your Association Needs to Mandate AI Training Now
Many association leaders treat artificial intelligence like an optional professional development elective. They might offer a stipend for an online...
6 min read
The 'suspender' strategy: how to build an internal AI culture
Many association leaders find themselves in a difficult position regarding artificial intelligence. On one hand, the technical potential of the...
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34 min read
Suspenders & Double Dutch: Scaling AI Without Losing the Human Touch with Vicki Deal-Williams | [Sidecar Sync Episode 143]
Mallory Mejias: Jul 17, 2026, 2:17:32 PM
Summary: In this interview episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan sit down with Vicki Deal-Williams, CEO of the American Speech-Language-Hearing...
5 min read
Why Your AI-Native Strategy Needs a Dedicated Leader
The conventional wisdom in association management dictates that new technology belongs in the IT department. When a new association management system...
4 min read
The Two Problems Holding Your Association Back From AI Agents (And Neither One Is the Technology)
Mallory Mejias: Mar 13, 2026, 11:38:01 AM
Eighty percent of organizations surveyed in Anthropic's 2026 State of AI Agents Report say agents have already delivered measurable financial impact....
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25 min read
The State of AI Agents in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 124]
Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026, 1:05:50 PM
Summary: In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it...