Comments on: “No puny visions” http://futurereadyblog.com/2009/10/19/646/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tani hosting http://futurereadyblog.com/2009/10/19/646/#comment-571 Sat, 14 May 2011 08:13:29 +0000 http://futurereadyblog.com/?p=646#comment-571 Wonderful points altogether, you simply gained a new reader. What would you recommend in regards to your post that you made a few days ago? Any positive?

]]> By: cromaine http://futurereadyblog.com/2009/10/19/646/#comment-166 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:49:07 +0000 http://futurereadyblog.com/?p=646#comment-166 In my experience the information that Fleishman-Hillard delivered to SLA was well-researched and insights were at a high level.

There has been some turmoil for SLA over the name that we will vote for. Although it has not all been positive, we are having a robust discussion informed from all sides and that is health. Regardless of which way the vote goes, we need some time to think about who we are in the 21st century and the necessary changes we need to align within our organizations.

]]> By: Max Busetti http://futurereadyblog.com/2009/10/19/646/#comment-165 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:12:51 +0000 http://futurereadyblog.com/?p=646#comment-165 Here’s a cautionary tale about the kind of turmoil that a name change can bring to a professional association: The formerly-named Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) decided to obfuscate what its members unapologetically did for a living, and hired Fleishman-Hillard to come up with a new name for the group. They settled on the bland “American Association for Justice.” (What exactly does that name mean in relation to what the members actually do?) The consequences have been nothing short of disastrous for the once-proud organization. Long-time members left in droves, and the organization’s deteriorating financial situation led to several rounds of staff layoffs. SLA is now blithely going down the same path, having also hired Fleishman-Hillard (at the tune of more than $1 million) to come with a meaningless name that obfuscates what its members unabashedly do for a living. So before voting in favor of a name change, I would strongly advise SLA members to study ATLA’s experience in this arena. By the way, the chief executive who pushed for the name change at ATLA was recently forced out by the board. Unfortunately, there’s no quick fix for the damage he caused.

]]> By: SLA Name Change Proposal & Discussion « SLA PHT Division Blog http://futurereadyblog.com/2009/10/19/646/#comment-162 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:26:00 +0000 http://futurereadyblog.com/?p=646#comment-162 [...] SLA President-Elect, Cindy Romaine [...]

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