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Chamber Executive Ongoing Education Weekly New Idea: The End Of Average - Todd Rose
Unlocking our potential by Embracing what makes us Different
Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the "average person," judged according to how closely we resemble the average--or how far we exceed it. The assumption that average-based yardsticks like academic GPAs, personality tests, and annual performance reviews reveal something meaningful about our ability is so ingrained in our consciousness that we never question it. But this assumption, argues Harvard scientist Todd Rose, is spectacularly wrong.
In The End of Average, Rose, the director of the Mind, Brain, and Education program at Harvard University, uses the new science of the individual to reveal the remarkable fact that no one is average. Not your neighbors, not your co-workers, not your kids, and not you. This isn’t hollow sloganeering or ivory tower esoterica—it’s a frank mathematical fact with enormous practical consequences for your chances for success. Our schools and businesses are all designed to evaluate and promote talent based upon the mythical notion of the average person, a one-size-fits-all model that ignores the true nature of our individuality. But in The End of Average, Rose finally provides the tools to break free.
Weaving science, history, and his own experiences as a high school dropout, Rose offers a powerful alternative to the average--three key principles derived from the science of the individual: The jaggedness principle (talent is never one-dimensional), the context principle (personality traits do not exist), and the pathways principle (we all walk the road less traveled). These "principles of individuality" unveil our true uniqueness, long obscured by an educational system and workplace that relentlessly judges our value by weighing us against the average.
An empowering manifesto in the ranks of Drive, Quiet, Mindset, and The Power of Habit—Dr. Rose's book will enable you to reach your full potential by leveraging what is truly distinctive about you. Read more: Todd Rose
Eau Claire Chamber expands its wage survey to central Wisconsin
An annual wage survey that includes the Chippewa Valley is expanding its reach to another part of Wisconsin.
Chambers of commerce in central Wisconsin are being included in the survey, which previously focused on western Wisconsin workplaces in the Chippewa Valley and Coulee Region.
The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce sent surveys out last week to employers and wants responses by May 18. Information from those voluntary surveys will be used to create a report in mid-July on wages in western and central Wisconsin.
Employers interested in participating can find survey forms and instructions on the chamber’s website, EauClaireChamber.org.
Data from individual employers is kept confidential.
For more information, contact Casey Schumacher at 715-858-0614 orschumacher@eauclairechamber.org. Source: Leader-Telegram
Rochester Regional Chamber member event: Starting Up: An Introduction to Michigan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Thursday, March 29, 2018: 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Free to Attend
OU INC at Shotwell-Gustafson Pavilion
419 Golf View Lane, Rochester
Do you have a high-tech startup? How about an early-stage, growth-based business? Are you looking to bring your innovative idea to market? If so, OU INC invites you to attend Starting Up, a workshop exploring Michigan’s “entrepreneurial ecosystem,” designed to help you start and/or grow your tech-based business. Steve Kent, OU INC’s client strategist, will help you navigate the wide range of resources the State of Michigan offers – including business incubators, SmartZones, various support services, university technology acceleration and commercialization, and funding programs – to identify what’s right for you and your business. A brief Q&A session will follow. More information: Rochester Regional Chamber
Lake County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Guide & Membership Directory
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Guide & Membership Directory is available at the Lake County Chamber! Thanks to Stewart Kerr, Julieth and the chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
Town SquarePublications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community profile or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
MEC Names Cathy Northington Chief Operating Officer
Cathy L. Northington has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Mississippi Economic Council, the State Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.
Northington began at MEC more than a decade ago as a part-time employee and has continued to work her way up, managing a variety of key projects and programs. Since 2007, she has directed Leadership Mississippi, the nation's second-oldest leadership program. She has also managed MEC's three major meetings: The MEC Annual Meeting, Hobnob Mississippi and MEC Capital Day, each with over 1,500 business and community leaders and elected officials attending.
"Cathy is an invaluable asset to our team and has excelled in helping ensure MEC serves as the voice of business in Mississippi," said Scott Waller, President & CEO of MEC. "Cathy is a true success story. I look forward to seeing what she will accomplish in her new leadership role and the positive impact it will have on our organization and the state of Mississippi."
The Jackson native studied marketing at Mississippi College and enjoys giving back to the community through her volunteer work as a member of the Junior League of Jackson and American Heart Association's Circle of Red. A mother of three, Northington is also a member of the Madison Ridgeland Rotary Club and a board member of R.E.A.L. Christian Foundation.
Northington has been chosen as the Our Mississippi Magazine 2018 Business Women of the Year. She was named the 2017 Young Gifted and Empowered Leader of the Year, was a 2012 recipient of the Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 award, and was a member of the Mississippi Business Journal's 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi for 2014. Source: MEC
Paul Rumler takes helm of Quad-Cities Chamber
As the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce's new president and CEO, Paul Rumler is excited for a homecoming with his former employer and his hometown, as well as the opportunity to help advance both.
On Monday, the chamber announced Rumler will lead the bi-state chamber and economic development organization effective April 16. Rumler, who worked for the Quad-Cities chamber from 2006-2016, has been working as the chief strategy officer at the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
"I’m excited about the potential for the Quad-Cities region …," Rumler said. "We have opportunities in this community right now like we’ve never seen before and together we’ll continue to create a stronger economy for the benefit of all businesses and Quad-Citizens."
In a telephone interview, Rumler said he was not looking for a job when executive search firm Waverly Partners contacted him as part of the chamber's CEO search. He was among a field of 40 candidates.
"I'm most excited about the chamber's volunteer leadership, member engagement, the community partners and, more importantly, by the staff. They have built a lot of momentum over the past six to eight months," said Rumler, who now wants to "see what we can do as a team."
Rumler fills a vacancy left in July when former CEO Tara Barney resigned, announcing she was stepping down "to pass the torch to new leadership." Last month, the Southwest Indiana Chamber in Evansville, Indiana, announced Barney as its new president and CEO.
"Paul has an established track record demonstrating forward-thinking and collaborative leadership," Pat Eikenberry, chair of the Quad-Cities Chamber board and the CEO Search Task Force, said.
"We were blessed to have excellent candidates. It made the decision more difficult. But at the end of the day, Paul was the guy," he said, adding the decision was unanimous with the board and the search committee.
Asked if Rumler's Quad-City experience was an advantage, Eikenberry said, "Being here in the past can be good and bad. But because Paul left and gained new experience in Grand Rapids, he had something to bring back to us. He came (to the interview) with 30-, 60- and 90-day plans. That really demonstrated the fact he could hit the ground running."
Rumler was involved in several Quad-City chamber initiatives during his tenure that the chamber sees as some of the region's greatest economic opportunities today, including the Manufacturing Innovation Hub, the regional 2030 plan, and passenger rail between Chicago and the Quad-Cities. His roles included talent attraction and retention, community development, public policy and economic development. Read more: Quad City Times
New acquisition makes Town Square Publications country's largest publisher of chamber guides
Town Square Publications, a subsidiary of Paddock Publications Inc., announced Friday it has purchased the assets of Nashville-based SouthComm Publishing.
The custom publishing division for chamber of commerce magazines of SouthComm Inc., also based in Nashville, has been a significant competitor of Paddock's Town Square Publications since Paddock entered the chamber of commerce specialty publications business nearly 10 years ago. The acquisition expands Town Square's national footprint, particularly in Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia and Florida, making it the largest publisher of chamber of commerce magazines and directories in the country.
Details of the transaction are not being disclosed. As the operations of SouthComm Publishing and Town Square are so closely aligned, the transition for chamber publishing partners should be seamless, said Paddock Publications President and Chief Operations Officer Scott Stone. No interruption in magazine sales or deliveries is anticipated.
For Paddock, this is the fourth major acquisition of a chamber publishing company's assets in the past four years. The others include: Village Profile of Elgin, CommunityLink of Pinckneyville and Lawton Publishing of Spokane, Washington.
"The SouthComm acquisition is in keeping with the company's strategic plan to grow Paddock's business in new and different ways," said Douglas K. Ray, Chairman, CEO and Publisher. "The decision to expand into the nondaily newspaper business has proved to be an excellent one, as the company's niche divisions are contributing nicely to the overall revenue and profitability of Paddock Publications."
Town Square began developing chamber publishing partnerships in Chicago, the suburbs and neighboring states. Today, Town Square works with chambers of commerce across the country to secure advertising sales for and product development of community guides and chamber directories.
Town Square also has recently begun working with convention and visitor bureaus on development of their magazine-quality custom publications.
"SouthComm Publishing was a strong competitor to Town Square for many years, and this acquisition broadens our profile from coast to coast," Stone said. "It reaffirms us as the top chamber publishing company in the country."
Paddock Publications has been a family-owned business since 1872. In addition to the Daily Herald, dailyherald.com and Town Square, Paddock's product suite includes Reflejos, Business Ledger, a large array of niche publications, a community newspaper group serving central and southern Illinois and a commercial printing operation in Schaumburg. Read more: Daily Herald
Northern Virginia Chamber honors heroism, service of public-safety personnel
Northern Virginia Chamber honors heroism, service of public-safety personnel
Police, firefighters, medics and sheriff’s personnel went to extreme lengths last year to keep the public safe locally and in the hurricane-damaged Caribbean.
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce honored scores of first responders at its 40th annual Valor Awards on March 9 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.
The event, presided over by master of ceremonies Chris Lawrence of NBC4, saw the awarding of a rare Gold Medal of Valor to Fairfax County’s urban search-and-rescue team, Virginia Task Force 1.
In the effort to save lives and alleviate suffering in parts of the Caribbean ravaged by Hurricane Irma, Virginia Task Force 1 last September deployed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where members established a base of operations and conducted search-and-rescue operations in the Virgin Islands.
While the 80-plus-member team was conducting lifesaving and humanitarian aid missions in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria shaped up as a Category 5 storm poised to strike San Juan. Despite the oncoming hurricane, the team continued its search-and-rescue operations in the Virgin Islands, endured the assault of Hurricane Maria for 24 hours and then resumed rescue efforts.
One team member was Vienna Volunteer Fire Chief John Morrison, a 15-year member of Virginia Task Force 1 who was taking part in his eighth disaster-relief trip.
Morrison spent two weeks on assignment in the Caribbean and hunkered down in a fortified-concrete structure when Hurricane Maria barreled through. He spent four days on St. John in the U.S. Virginia Islands, which suffered severe tree damage, and marveled at local residents’ resiliency. Read more: Inside NOVA
Boyle County Chamber of Commerce names new director
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