By Dara Rudick, CAE, MHQ CEO It was my most dreaded task. Every association we serve draws on a shared team of MHQ specialists. Every quarter, I had to figure out how to allocate and track that team’s time, so each client received the expertise and attention it needed to thrive. It sounds simple. It…
By Dara Rudick, CAE, MHQ CEO “Let’s not go.” With the wilderness adventure I had been planning for and looking forward to all year just a week away, I voiced to my spouse that my injured arm was still not healed and much of the trip would be sea kayaking. The sea kayaks were tandem,…
By Dara Rudick, CAE, MHQ CEO It wasn’t what I was expecting. My early-morning dog walks are usually quiet and contemplative. This particular morning, as Tucker stopped for his usual tree sniff, I heard someone talking. I looked around to see who was so articulate at 6 a.m. I didn’t see anyone. I squinted…