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ASAE's 2011 Annual Meeting & Expo is now more than a week behind us, but the thoughts and reflections from both attendees and nonattendees have been steady. Since the last edition of Quick Clicks last Friday, another 20 blog posts/articles have popped up related to the conference, and we've added them to the #asae11 Scoop It page, here:

Thanks to all of you out there who have been writing and sharing your thoughts and lessons learned from the conference.

Of course, the rest of the world has continued to spin for the past two weeks, so here are some interesting reads from beyond the the #asae11 bubble we've been in lately:

Executive onboarding. Tim Wolfred and Jen Masaoka at Blue Avocado share 12 tips for boards to support a successful transition for a new executive director. Tip number one: assign a board member to be a six-month "ED Transition Advisor."

Workplace interaction. Which pays better: being nice, or being sort of a jerk? Research from the Academy of Management says it's the latter. I don't know the makeup of the study's source data, but I'd be curious to know if that dynamic holds up in the nonprofit realm specifically.

Leading from below. Ellen Behrens shares advice on creating change in an organization (particularly when coming back from a conference loaded with great ideas) from the middle of the organizational chart.

Curation for conferences. "Curate" is quite the buzzword these days, a point that Jeff Hurt concedes, but none the less he offers an excellent perspective on how the concept of curation can apply to the conference-planning role.

Small- and large-staff dynamics. Elizabeth Engel, CAE, compares and contrasts her work experience in organizations of varying sizes and wonders how to combine the best qualities of each. Some good ideas in the comments, too.

Online community. Joshua Paul at Socious offers 10 surprises about building online communities. Number one: "online communities are not about social networking." The lessons only get more interesting from there.

Brand loyalty. How much do your members love your association? A new study shows that consumers who are highly loyal to certain brands actually experience lower self-esteem when the brand is criticized or performs poorly. That's an interesting commentary on modern society, but it can work to your association's advantage if it builds strong relationships with members.

Link sharing. So, is social media about community or about sharing? Both, you might say, but one PR/social media blogger offers evidence that "the key to social media success is links, not conversation." [Thanks to Maddie Grant for sharing this one.]

Levity. A sharp-witted denizen of the association community has launched The Association Onion, a blog for poking fun at some of the situations we associations often find ourselves in. Lampooned so far: strategic planning, social media, innovation, free pricing models, conferences, and credentialing.