News in Brief: December 2011
Mosman to leave teacher retirement group Jim Mosman, executive director of $1M-revenue National Council on Teacher Retirement, announced Nov. 30 that he would retire in 2012.
Read MoreRegistrations up for Holiday Showcase meeting in Chicago
Annual conference organized by Association Forum of Chicagoland promises shorter meetings and three IT-based solution sessions. Registrations for Holiday Showcase 2011 are running slightly ahead of last years pace, organizers say, so there is some expectation that overall attendance at the Dec. 15 meeting will be higher than 2010s attendance of 1,500.
Read MoreAge need not be obstacle for association executives past 60
CEO tenures are shorter now and seasoned leadership skills are at a premium, but its critical to stay energetic and tech-savvy Denny McGuirk was the happily employed CEO of the Chicago-based, $13M-revenue IPC-Association Connecting Electronic Industries when the call came. After 24 years in the Air Force and nearly 20 more in association management, McGuirk had no plans to go anywhere, just a vague idea of retirement at some point. But the inquiry from a recruiting firm caught him off guard.
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Association legend Koch made CEOs out of new recruits
Former CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers of America is credited with being a strong role model to many of todays leaders Koch
Read MoreBeer on tap at two associations
On-site bars among the job perks at two associations representing beer makers and distributors. Employees of at least two organizations representing beer makers and distributors have a job perk many would envyfree beer. Every day, starting at 4:30 p.m., staff at the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewers Association can walk to the taproom installed in the associations headquarters and try one of the beers on its two taps.
Read MoreCain charges spotlight confidentiality clauses
Cain charges spotlight confidentiality clauses The sexual harassment claims against GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain could prompt an increase in workplace complaints, and may cause a shift in thinking of the use of confidentiality agreements to settle them, said Dave Scher, a principal in the Washington, D.C.-based Employment Law Group.
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