Leading Associations Empowers the World One Association at a Time by helping professional association leaders achieve their aspirations. Through its Building a World Class Board training programs, customized Strategic Planning, and Board Conflict Reduction programs, as well as its Board Health Assessment performance evaluation tool – Leading Associations meets clients where they are to best serve their members and the causes, professions, and industries they represent.
Jeff Arnold
MAM, CAE
Jeff Arnold is a leadership strategist who helps associations provide visionary leadership, establish aspirational cultures, and produce remarkable results.
Jeff helps association CEOs and their Boards of Directors build world-class strategy, world-class boards, and world-class board/staff relationships. He is President and co-owner of Leading Associations, a company that offers training, consulting, and management services to associations and provides a roadmap to building visionary leadership, establishing an aspirational culture, and producing remarkable results.
Rob Spangler
MPA, CSC
Rob Spangler is a leadership confidant who helps association executives and their board of directors to clarify strengths and areas of challenge so they can make informed choices, address areas of growth and proactively develop their organization. He is co-owner of Leading Associations, which provides training, consulting, and management services to organizations, advising them on how to provide visionary leadership, establish an aspirational culture, and produce remarkable results.
From training to group dynamic improvements, Rob is an experienced speaker and facilitator for both large and small organizations. By always “meeting you where you are”, Rob is skilled in clarifying issues and needs, as well as helping organization leadership to identify intermediate steps toward stronger organizations.
“Circle, Triangle, and Square” – Sengai (1750-1838)
In Zen art, the Square, Triangle, and Circle represent the three fundamental forms of the universe. The circle represents the infinite (heaven), the triangle represents bodily existence (man), and the square the objective world (earth). With the overlapping forms, the triangle (man) has one foot on Earth and the other in Heaven. Thus, the image represents the potential of Humankind to stand on earth and reach toward heaven — both physically and metaphorically.
Square
Present Reality
(objective world - Earth)
Triangle
Strategic Focus
(human potential)
Circle
Vision
(ideal)
