D.A. Abrams, CAE

A diversity strategy for your enterprise is one of the best investments that you can make. It is not only wise social policy: in the 21st century, it makes the very best business sense. How do you ensure that you are analyzing your corporate diversity and inclusion accurately? Then how can you design an approach that will maximize all of the upside potential available to a successful D&I strategy?

By detailing the Big Six Action Plan, proven successful and illuminated through case… Show more

A diversity strategy for your enterprise is one of the best investments that you can make. It is not only wise social policy: in the 21st century, it makes the very best business sense. How do you ensure that you are analyzing your corporate diversity and inclusion accurately? Then how can you design an approach that will maximize all of the upside potential available to a successful D&I strategy?

By detailing the Big Six Action Plan, proven successful and illuminated through case studies across the corporate landscape, "The Inclusion Solution" shows you how to increase your revenues directly by bringing a comprehensive and holistic business approach to diversity & inclusion in your own company. It explains how to ensure a diverse workforce at every level, how to reach the multi-cultural marketplace most effectively, and how to include diversity in your image as a way of ensuring the greatest opportunities for growth and expansion in any enterprise or association, large or small. Show less

There's No Better Way to Prepare for the CAE Exam

If you want the most effective way to prepare for the CAE exam, look no further than this guide. With fully updated and revised job analysis study findings from ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, it's also the only book with a practice exam based on actual questions released from the official CAE item bank. You'll find everything you need to feel confident on test day, including quality summaries of all the content covered in… Show more

There's No Better Way to Prepare for the CAE Exam

If you want the most effective way to prepare for the CAE exam, look no further than this guide. With fully updated and revised job analysis study findings from ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, it's also the only book with a practice exam based on actual questions released from the official CAE item bank. You'll find everything you need to feel confident on test day, including quality summaries of all the content covered in the exam's nine domains and test tips to prepare you for success.

Easy-to-digest content sections and plenty of preparation resources make this guide indispensable, and the one hundred–question online practice exam shows you what to expect. A readiness assessment, key terms and concepts, study questions with answer keys, and advice on creating and executing a study plan lead you through solid preparation.
•Comprehensive content summaries of all nine domains tested
•Steps for creating an effective study plan and sticking to it
•Advice on fine-tuning difficult areas
•Recommended reading, a self-assessment, and plenty of study questions
•Test day preparation tips, including how to get into the proper mind-set and how to cope with exam anxiety
•A full-length, online practice exam with one hundred exam questions drawn from the CAE test item database
•ASAE's Standards of Conduct and Core Ethical Standards

ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership is the professional association for more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations.
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The CAE certificate is one of the most selective and unique credentials in business today. There are, in fact, only 4,000 Certified Association Executives, a mere 2.5% of all professionals managing associations and non-profit organizations. If you aspire to become one of them, it’s an excellent ambition. I’d like to help you succeed.

This book is designed to do three things. First, it seeks to explain the CAE certification and its many benefits, in the hopes that you will join me in… Show more

The CAE certificate is one of the most selective and unique credentials in business today. There are, in fact, only 4,000 Certified Association Executives, a mere 2.5% of all professionals managing associations and non-profit organizations. If you aspire to become one of them, it’s an excellent ambition. I’d like to help you succeed.

This book is designed to do three things. First, it seeks to explain the CAE certification and its many benefits, in the hopes that you will join me in preparing for and attaining this credential. Second, it will provide a step-by-step process for preparing for the CAE examination, strategically and comprehensively. Third, it sets out to explain how to ready yourself for the test itself, and to offer specific recommendations and solid tactics for approaching it, so that you achieve your objective and complete it, successfully and with ease.

It also includes two bonus chapters based on my other books. Because Diversity and Inclusion are integral to my personal understanding of how best to manage and understand non-profit institutional excellence, this book includes a special section on D&I that will benefit every executive preparing to take this test. The other bonus focuses on new-school leadership in the 21st century, and details my framework for succeeding as a leader in a dynamic but ever-changing management landscape.
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The need for and demands on leadership have changed radically in the past few years. To be a dynamic and effective leader of a 21st-century organization or corporation requires an entirely different strategy and set of skills than it did just five or ten years ago. In fact, much of the best advice and examples from even the last decade no longer apply.

This book looks at fundamental ways to become and remain the most effective leader possible, given the current institutional and… Show more

The need for and demands on leadership have changed radically in the past few years. To be a dynamic and effective leader of a 21st-century organization or corporation requires an entirely different strategy and set of skills than it did just five or ten years ago. In fact, much of the best advice and examples from even the last decade no longer apply.

This book looks at fundamental ways to become and remain the most effective leader possible, given the current institutional and corporate landscape. It hopes to ensure that we have inspiring and visionary leaders at the heads of our organizations, divisions, and institutions. I believe that, through exploring and then enhancing the qualities encompassed by the new-school leadership model that I outline in these pages, my readers will feel empowered to do what is needed to lead success in their enterprise with passion, purpose, and top productivity.

Praise for New School Leadership: Making a Difference in the 21st Century
“I have known D.A. for many years through his work at USTA, and in this book he draws upon decades of business experience to state explicit directions that will improve an individual's leadership skills. With the ever-changing nature of contemporary industry—whether for-profit, government or non-profit—his words serve as a lodestone to take your leadership to the next level and make you a "leader version 2.0."
—Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Photographer
Founder & Chairman, Arthur Ashe Learning Center
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“Over the past decade, I have had the pleasure of interacting with D.A. and several of the teams he has led. He truly exemplifies the principles and attributes described in New-School Leadership. He personally embraces continuous learning and growth, encourages innovation, and has the insight and know-how to set clear expectations and make success a team sport. This book will provide you with the tools and confidence to excel as a leader.”
—Rona D. Weinstein, Prism Consulting Group LLC
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A diversity strategy for your enterprise is one of the best investments that you can make. It is not only wise social policy: in the 21st century, it makes the very best business sense. How do you ensure that you are analyzing your corporate diversity and inclusion accurately? Then how can you design an approach that will maximize all of the upside potential available to a successful D&I strategy?

By detailing the Big Six Action Plan, proven successful and illuminated through case… Show more

A diversity strategy for your enterprise is one of the best investments that you can make. It is not only wise social policy: in the 21st century, it makes the very best business sense. How do you ensure that you are analyzing your corporate diversity and inclusion accurately? Then how can you design an approach that will maximize all of the upside potential available to a successful D&I strategy?

By detailing the Big Six Action Plan, proven successful and illuminated through case studies across the corporate landscape, "Diversity & Inclusion" shows you how to increase your revenues directly by bringing a comprehensive and holistic business approach to D&I in your own company. It explains how to ensure a diverse workforce at every level, how to reach the multi-cultural marketplace most effectively, and how to include diversity in your image as a way of ensuring the greatest opportunities for growth and expansion in any enterprise or association, large or small.
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There are over 90,000 trade, membership, and professional associations in the United States, and more than 1 million charitable or philanthropic organizations, each managed by association executives and professionals that are dedicated to the mission, services, and social good provided by each institution. Perhaps you are one of these executives, or are considering a career in this important field. You may be surprised to learn that there are, in fact, only 3,000 Certified Association… Show more

There are over 90,000 trade, membership, and professional associations in the United States, and more than 1 million charitable or philanthropic organizations, each managed by association executives and professionals that are dedicated to the mission, services, and social good provided by each institution. Perhaps you are one of these executives, or are considering a career in this important field. You may be surprised to learn that there are, in fact, only 3,000 Certified Association Executives, a mere 2% of all professionals managing associations and non-profit organizations. The CAE certificate is one of the most selective and unique credentials in business today.

My process of preparing for the CAE examination and for meeting the application requirements was somewhat self-taught. I did participate in one of the American Society for Association Executives’ immersion study courses that are held twice each year in Washington, D.C., and found it to be helpful. But, I recognized that a great deal of additional information could serve the community of executives that aspire to take this exam every year. And that not all qualified applicants could travel and stay in Washington, D.C. for three days in order to prepare in that fashion.

My new book is designed to do three things. First, it seeks to explain the CAE certification and its many benefits, in the hopes that you will join me in preparing for and attaining this credential. Second, it will provide a step-by-step process for preparing for the CAE examination, strategically and comprehensively. Third, it sets out to explain how to ready yourself for the test itself, and to offer specific recommendations and solid tactics for approaching it, so that you achieve your objective and complete it, successfully and with ease.
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