February 02, 2015
A little over a year ago, Forbes published an article entitled “Can In-House Agencies Ever Be Great?” Now, I’m not one to obsess over things (or maybe I am…), but that question and the assortment of editorials that followed debating both sides really stuck with me.
One of the things I see in-house …
January 26, 2015
Last Friday, the IHAF Board of Directorsgathered to formally kick-off our 2015 program and to begin laying the groundwork for 2016. Now, I know what you must be thinking, “You’re focusing on 2016 already?” Well no, actually, we’re focusing on YOU. You see, at the close of each year, we survey our …
January 21, 2015
Being a member of IHAF means you have access to a long list of benefits including participation in our events (bonus: most are free for members to attend). What types of events do we host here at IHAF, you ask? From monthly webinars to networking breakfasts to regional discussion groups to the IHAF …
January 19, 2015
There are a host of reasons to become a member of IHAF—access to our benchmarking data, participation in our national events, being part of our connected community, and one benefit that we don’t talk about nearly enough: the IHAF Performance Evaluator.
The IHAF Performance Evaluator is a …
January 12, 2015
How many of you made a new year’s resolution to join a gym and get fit? It’s a common theme this time of year. Unfortunately, simply joining a gym isn’t enough (I wish). You have put in the time and do the work. Well, your IHAF membership is the same. In order to get the most out of it, you have to …
January 05, 2015
On behalf of the IHAF Board of Directors, it is my privilege to wish you and your teams a Happy New Year and all the best for the coming months.
First, let me offer heartfelt appreciation for our outgoing Board Chair, Jennifer Cortner. Jen has been an exemplary leader and advocate for our Board …
November 17, 2014
Did you know that these six LEGO bricks can be configured into 950,000 different combinations? Neither did we—until last week’s IHAF Conference, that is. In fact, we learned a lot over the course of the two-day event from leadership challenges to organizational strategies to techniques for rapid- …
January 29, 2014
In previous posts this month, we’ve talked about the unique suite of benefits that IHAF provides. So we thought we’d do something different today—tapping our members for what they have to say about being part of our burgeoning community.
“It's so important for people working internally to reach …
January 22, 2014
The best part of my job is helping to grow the IHAF community—which makes sense since my focus as IHAF’s Business Development Manager is to welcome new members into the fold. In the six short months since joining the team, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with members and hear firsthand about …
January 15, 2014
At the end of each year, we survey our members to find out what’s working and what more to consider to advance IHAF’s program and service offerings.
Most recently, we received an overwhelming response to our year-end satisfaction surveys—so much so that we decided to share a few member responses …