Should I Lead or Should I Follow?

by Kevin on July 8, 2009 · 1 comment

I don’t usually link to comments I make on other blogs, but I’m going to link to this one, because I think it’s an important conversation.

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1 Lisa Junker July 10, 2009 at 8:40 am: Thanks so much for linking (and commenting), Kevin! I really appreciate it.

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Asides
- Ah, Associations ... We Are Ancient
  Preparing for trip and skimming through "A Traveller's History of Paris" I stumbled across this passage: "Two booksellers, Fust and Schoffer, brought printed books to Paris in 1463. Fearful of competition from this new art, the powerful scribes and booksellers guilds had the books confiscated."
- That Thing You Do
  The November issue of Associations Now includes a "Horizons" column I wrote wondering why completely different markets all just happen to need the same kinds of things, according to the associations that serve them. I don't see the November issue online quite yet but through creative URL typing I was able to locate the article here. Thanks to Lisa Junker for the opportunity and, especially, the help! Update: The November issue is now online with a nifty new homepage design.
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