What can leaders in trade associations learn about leadership from RuPaul’s Drag Race?

There are lessons to be learned from one of the world's most influential drag queens, writes Enrique Velázquez, director general at Association for Consumer Credit Information Suppliers (ACCIS).

Leading the Association – One Conversation at a Time

Ideas create communities, but they don’t necessarily create cohesion or engagement – while ideas are critical to membership organisations, it is conversations that create communities of change.

Association Leadership IS Global Leadership

The topic of this edition of Headquarters Magazine is “leadership in the association world”, but I think it is impossible to separate the “association world” from the world at large.

GDPR: Fear of change?

Are you ready for it? I am hearing this question everywhere I turn my head and its clearly raising doubt and insecurity among associations.

‘Timely, Powerful and Relevant’ - EduMonday Programme Launches for IMEX in Frankfurt

Legacy, diversity and innovation – all global hot topics that are reverberating across the meetings and events sector. 

Leadership in the Association World

Associations play an essential role in today’s society, as they possess the collective power needed to tackle issues that matter to the communities with which they are involved. 

Consent, consent and more consent: Simpleview’s practical guide to the GDPR

Eric Rankin, vice president of Product Development at Simpleview, a US-based provider of digital strategy and marketing solutions for destination marketing organisations (DMOs) worldwide, provides some tips that could help you prepare for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).