Mary Byers
CAE, CSP
FL, US
Mary Byers is the author of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations and is a sought-after planning and strategy facilitator. She's a member of the National Speakers Association and has been speaking professionally since 1988. She currently consults with, and speaks to, a wide variety of associations and corporations, specializing in strategic planning and facilitating tough conversations.
A former senior level assocaition executive, Byers offers her experience as both staff and a volunteer leader. She's a skilled communicator that's comfortable with audiences both large and small. She's known for her energy, enthusiasm and her ability to get people talking.
Byers graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Telecommunications and is a Certified Association Executive.
Prior to becoming a consultant, she worked as Director of Communications and Member Services for the Illinois State Dental Society, as Director of Advertising for the International Order of the Golden Rule and as Assistant Advertising Director of Marine Bank of Springfield, Illinois.
Byers travels from central Illinois.
Mary Byers is the author of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations and is a sought-after planning and strategy facilitator. She's a member of the National Speakers Association and has been speaking professionally since 1988. She currently consults with, and speaks to, a wide variety of associations and corporations, specializing in strategic planning and facilitating tough conversations.
A former senior level assocaition executive, Byers offers her experience as both staff and a volunteer leader. She's a skilled communicator that's comfortable with audiences both large and small. She's known for her energy, enthusiasm and her ability to get people talking.
Byers graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Telecommunications and is a Certified Association Executive.
Prior to becoming a consultant, she worked as Director of Communications and Member Services for the Illinois State Dental Society, as Director of Advertising for the International Order of the Golden Rule and as Assistant Advertising Director of Marine Bank of Springfield, Illinois.
Byers travels from central Illinois.
Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations
Road to Relevance: 5 Strategies for Competitive Associations
Tough Talking: Initiating and Managing Difficult Discussions
Conversations are important catalysts in establishing a relationship; making a sale; managing conflict; or getting a team moving, back on track, or working together more effectively. This presentation addresses practical skills, phrases, and techniques designed to make even the toughest communication easier. It focuses on starting, continuing, and ending both new relationship and damaged relationship exchanges and provides practical advice on how to talk so people will listen and listen so...
Shrink to Grow: A Counterintuitive Path to Relevance
Join bestselling-author Mary Byers, CAE for a thought-provoking conversation on how association strategy is changing as a result of an increasingly competitive environment. Understand where new competition is coming from and hear what she's learned as she's traveled the country working with a wide variety of associations and observed what thriving organizations are doing. Recognize the challenges of promoting a counterintuitive operating strategy and address the resistance you may...
Personality Plus: Understanding Your Individual Leadership Style
The best leadership teams are comprised of individuals who understand each other's work and leadership styles and adapt accordingly. That's why it's important to take time to identify and analyze each other's strengths and weaknesses-before, or shortly after, a working relationship begins.
How to Recruit the Brightest and Best Volunteers
Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations
Tough Talking: Initiating & Managing Difficult Discussions
Conversations are important catalysts in establishing a relationship; making a sale; managing conflict; or getting a team moving, back on track, or working together more effectively. This presentation addresses practical skills, phrases, and techniques designed to make even the toughest communication easier. It focuses...
How to Recruit the Brightest and Best Volunteers
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