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# Tying It Together Consulting

Non-Profit Consulting

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.tyingittogether.com/blog/)
- [Don’t Wait Until Your Final Number Is Called](https://www.tyingittogether.com/dont-wait-until-your-final-number-is-called/) - A personal reflection on PSA testing, regular checkups, and why knowing your health numbers early can make all the difference.
- [I Won't Give Up My Paper, Marker, and Gel Pen](https://www.tyingittogether.com/i-wont-give-up-my-paper-marker-and-gel-pen/) - A personal reflection on handwritten to-do lists, flip charts, strategic planning, and why old-school tools still matter in a technology-driven world.
- [Health and Wellness by the Numbers](https://www.tyingittogether.com/health-and-wellness-by-the-numbers/) - Weight is only one measure of health. A personal reflection on tracking blood sugar, fitness, nutrition, and the numbers that tell the bigger wellness story.
- [The Membership Marketing Super Bowl](https://www.tyingittogether.com/the-membership-marketing-super-bowl/) - Marketing General’s Membership Marketing Benchmark Report reveals key trends in association membership, including value proposition, engagement, innovation, AI, and renewals.
- [Quit Being Afraid of AI. Start Leading With It](https://www.tyingittogether.com/quit-being-afraid-of-ai-start-leading-with-it/) - I didn’t have a chance to write a blog post on Tuesday, which is usually reserved for my professional journey. So, I thought I would blend the professional and personal into one post today because this subject matter crosses both. Let’s talk about AI. I will dig deeper into the recently released Membership Marketing Benchmark
- [Some Days the Words Don't Come](https://www.tyingittogether.com/some-days-the-words-dont-come/) - A personal reflection on writer’s block, discipline, starting a business, and the importance of showing up even when motivation is hard to find.
- [Sustaining Culture in Governance](https://www.tyingittogether.com/sustaining-culture-in-governance/) - Board culture does not begin in the boardroom. Learn how associations can sustain governance culture through volunteer recruitment, onboarding, leadership development, and accountability.
- [Why an Interim Is Exactly What Your Organization Needs](https://www.tyingittogether.com/why-an-interim-is-exactly-what-your-organization-needs/) - The right interim executive creates breathing room, brings objectivity, stabilizes staff, supports board governance, and prepares an organization for its next permanent CEO.
- [Why Boards Hesitate to Hire an Interim](https://www.tyingittogether.com/why-boards-hesitate-to-hire-an-interim/) - Boards often hesitate to hire an interim executive because of cost, urgency, internal options, or fear of appearing unstable. But avoiding interim leadership does not make transition less real.
- [Starting a Business Is Humbling](https://www.tyingittogether.com/starting-a-business-is-humbling/) - A personal reflection on launching Tying It Together Consulting, traveling lean, managing expenses, and learning how humbling it can be to start a business.
- [The Cost of Not Having an Interim](https://www.tyingittogether.com/the-cost-of-not-having-an-interim/) - The real cost of executive transition is not always visible on the balance sheet. Learn why experienced interim leadership can help nonprofits and associations avoid rushed decisions, staff anxiety, and lost momentum.
- [Deferred Maintenance Is Not Just an Organizational Problem](https://www.tyingittogether.com/deferred-maintenance-is-not-just-an-organizational-problem/) - A personal reflection on health, fitness, strength training, and why getting ahead of decline matters for both our bodies and our organizations.
- [What Does an Interim Executive Actually Do?](https://www.tyingittogether.com/what-does-an-interim-executive-actually-do/) - An interim executive is more than a placeholder. Learn how experienced interim leadership helps nonprofits and associations stabilize, assess, prepare, and transition well.
- [Apparently My Lunch Was a Leadership Strategy](https://www.tyingittogether.com/apparently-my-lunch-was-a-leadership-strategy/) - A personal reflection on routines, decision fatigue, meal planning, and how simple systems can create more capacity for leadership. leadership strategy
- [Certified, Temporary and Fully Committed](https://www.tyingittogether.com/certified-temporary-and-fully-committed/) - Jim Thompson reflects on becoming a certified interim executive through Armstrong McGuire and how interim leadership fits with his work helping associations and nonprofits through transition.
- [Changing my Latitude Changed my Attitude](https://www.tyingittogether.com/changing-my-latitude-changed-my-attitude/) - A personal reflection on Key West, slowing down, being present, and how a change in scenery became a change in perspective.
- [When a Total Loss Becomes a Fresh Start](https://www.tyingittogether.com/when-a-total-loss-becomes-a-fresh-start/) - A personal reflection on cars, family, grief, gratitude, and how an unexpected loss became a timely blessing for a new business owner.
- [Water the Seeds You’ve Sown](https://www.tyingittogether.com/water-the-seeds-youve-sown/) - A personal reflection on gratitude, leadership, and why handwritten thank-you notes still matter in business, nonprofits, and relationship-building.
- [The Ferris Bueller Formula for Staying Positive](https://www.tyingittogether.com/formula-for-staying-positive/) - If you’ve ever worked in an office, you know the feeling of coming in on a Monday exhausted from the weekend. You want to sit down, fire up your computer, and disappear into your work until it’s time to go home. But there’s always that one person in the office who is always in a
- [Four Leadership Traits That Sustain Great Association Leaders](https://www.tyingittogether.com/association-leadership-traits-part-3/) - Explore 4 powerful leadership traits—Connected, Likable, Productive, and Purpose-Driven—that help association leaders build trust and lasting impact.
- [Be the Unicorn Part 2: Leadership Traits That Help You Think Ahead and Grow](https://www.tyingittogether.com/association-leadership-development-part-2/) - Discover 4 leadership traits, Anticipator, Prepared, Self-Aware, and Curious, that help association leaders think ahead, grow, and lead with intention.
- [4 Leadership Skills Every Association Professional Needs to Stand Out](https://www.tyingittogether.com/association-leadership-skills-part-1/) - Discover 4 essential association leadership skills—Fast, Authentic, Agile, and Solver—and how they show up in real-world leadership.
- [Don't Mistake Kindness For Weakness](https://www.tyingittogether.com/dont-mistake-kindness-for-weakness/) - Last week I shared my first experience with a GORUCK Basic. Once I got a taste of what these events were like, it became clear it was time to step up my game. Several of my F3 guys were signing up for the granddaddy of GORUCK events: The Bragg. And this year was special because
- [I Paid $60 for Parking and Got Something Better in Return](https://www.tyingittogether.com/kindness-connection-hotel-story/) - A simple hotel interaction becomes a powerful reminder of kindness, connection, and why small moments with others matter more than ever.
- [The 1% Leader: What ‘Unicorns’ Get Right in Association Management](https://www.tyingittogether.com/association-leadership-skills-unicorn-leaders/) - What separates great association leaders from the rest? Discover the data-driven habits that define “unicorn” leadership—and how to apply them.
- [Leave No Man Behind: Overcoming Loneliness in Mid-life](https://www.tyingittogether.com/leave-no-man-behind-overcoming-loneliness-in-mid-life/) - If you have known me for longer than eight years, you’ve heard or seen me talk or post about F3. My wife thinks I belongs to a cult. Apparently so do all of the other wives of other F3 guys across the country. I mean, we do get up at 5A, rain or shine, hot
- [Faith Without Action Is Dead -And It Changed My Life](https://www.tyingittogether.com/g-faith-in-action-james-2-17/) - A personal reflection on faith, Maundy Thursday, and how James 2:17 transformed belief into action in everyday life. faith in action
- [When “Good Enough” Isn’t Enough: How Data Turned AENC into the Premier Resource](https://www.tyingittogether.com/association-member-engagement-data-strategy/) - Learn how data-driven decisions and strategic planning helped transform AENC into the premier resource for association professionals.
- [People Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel](https://www.tyingittogether.com/people-will-never-forget-how-you-made-them-feel/) - A reflection on the power of building genuine relationships in business and life—and how those connections can shape your career and legacy.
- [In a World of Neckties, Why Knot Be Different?](https://www.tyingittogether.com/in-a-world-of-neckties-why-knot-be-different/) - The Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC) hosted a Legislative Reception every two years to kick off the long session of the NC General Assembly. And this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill event. The reception brought out the who’s who of North Carolina’s political scene. It was a chance to connect with those recently elected or re-elected.
- [The Mentor Who Shaped My Association Career - And Why It Led Me to Launch Tying It Together Consulting](https://www.tyingittogether.com/the-mentor-who-shaped-my-association-career-and-why-it-led-me-to-launch-tying-it-together-consulting/) - How one mentor shaped my 25-year association career — and why his leadership lessons inspired the launch of Tying It Together Consulting.
- [A Realistic Weight-Loss Story: Progress, Setbacks and Staying Healthy](https://www.tyingittogether.com/from-325-pounds-to-healthy/) - A dad’s wake-up call at 325 pounds sparked a lasting health journey—simple habits, real progress, setbacks, and a focus on feeling strong.
- [Five Suits, One Mentor and the Start of My Career](https://www.tyingittogether.com/five-suits-one-mentor-and-the-start-of-my-career/) - Jim Thompson Origin Story
- [When He Walked In](https://www.tyingittogether.com/when-he-walked-in/) - My first role in the association profession was with the NC Association of REALTORS®. And although it wasn’t Tim who hired me, it would be him who ultimately influenced my future career path. I vividly remember the day it was announced that Tim was being hired as the Executive Vice President of NCAR. When I
- [Law of Addition](https://www.tyingittogether.com/law-of-addition/) - Jim Thompson Over the last few weeks, my men’s group has been reading John Maxwell’s The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. On Saturday we were discussing the Law of Addition, and it sent me down memory lane, back to the origin story of Tying It Together Consulting. In my first blog—and in my opening post on LinkedIn—I
- [Hello world!](https://www.tyingittogether.com/hello-world/) - It is hard to believe that it was over 25 years ago when I sat down with a career counselor at my alma mater, UNC-Greensboro, to talk about what I wanted to do with my life. I had graduated with a degree in English and Political Science, with a concentration in Journalism, and for the
- [What the Ruck?](https://www.tyingittogether.com/what-the-ruck/) - During the pandemic, I was introduced to the concept of “rucking” by a few of the guys in my men’s workout group. What is rucking? According to GORUCK, the company that popularized the activity, “Rucking is walking with weight on your back and turns an everyday walk into a full-body workout.” When I first started,

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.tyingittogether.com/) - Fix Friction. Build Momentum. Move Strategy Into Action. Tying It Together Consulting helps associations, chambers, AMCs and mission-driven organizations strengthen governance, align leaders, improve membership momentumand turn strategy into practical action. Grounded in decades of real-world association leadership experience, not theory. Take a Free Assessment Explore Services Schedule a Conversation Organizations Don’t Usually Get Stuck
- [Meet Jim](https://www.tyingittogether.com/about/) - Built From Experience, Guided by Purpose Tying It Together Consulting was created to help associations, chambers, AMCs, and mission-driven organizations move past fragmentation and toward clarity. My work is grounded in real-world leadership experience, not theory, and focused on helping leaders fix friction, build momentum, and move strategy into action. Why I Do This Work
- [⭐ Let’s Talk](https://www.tyingittogether.com/booking/) - Ready to Find What’s Slowing You Down? Whether your organization is navigating governance friction, stalled membership momentum, strategic uncertainty, or leadership transition, the first step is a conversation. Schedule a time to talk through what you’re seeing, where things feel stuck, and whether Tying It Together Consulting may be a good fit to help. ⭐
- [Fix Friction. Build Momentum. Move Strategy Into Action.](https://www.tyingittogether.com/services/) - House of Governance and Membership Flywheel reduce friction in mission-driven organizations. Tying It Together Consulting creates momentum to move missions.
- [Contact](https://www.tyingittogether.com/contact/)
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- [Uncategorized](https://www.tyingittogether.com/category/uncategorized/)
- [Origin Story](https://www.tyingittogether.com/category/origin/) - Your professional article (cross-post or summarize) with a clear point of view.
- [Governance](https://www.tyingittogether.com/category/governance/) - One “Room of the House of Governance” concept explained simply with an example.
- [Un-Tied](https://www.tyingittogether.com/category/aboutme/) - A human story that builds trust: values, lessons, behind the scenes.

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- [But maybe showing up anyway is how we remind them where to find us. Writing](https://www.tyingittogether.com/tag/but-maybe-showing-up-anyway-is-how-we-remind-them-where-to-find-us-writing/)
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