Getting It Right
By: Howard C. Nusbaum, President
A favorite quote of mine comes from famed management
consultant, educator and author Peter Drucker, who said “management is doing
things right; leadership is doing the right things.” And ARDA has been blessed
with a continuing line of leaders who are all about “doing the right thing.”
Using the excitement and high energy from this year’s ARDA
World, we are excited to keep the momentum of strong leadership going with the
torch passing to Mark Wang (President and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacation) as our
new Chair. One of the great benefits of this rotation of leaders every two
years is the ability to bring fresh perspectives while maintaining important continuity—keeping
our association and mission lean and relevant for today’s world.
Mark is the latest in a line of impressive leaders who have
held this role, and I am looking forward to working with him as we jump into
the various programs and work initiatives.
There will not be one beat missed during this transition
time as Mark has already had a head start on several of these programs. In
fact, he helped lay the groundwork for many of our programs as the Chair of the
ARDA Strategic Taskforce—a group of industry leaders who created our
association’s roadmap and plan for the next three years.
Mark was instrumental in shaping the vision for that group
and has a great energy and enthusiasm for the task ahead. I’ve also personally
had the privilege of working with Mark for nearly two decades, as he was active
in ARDA-Hawaii when I first came to ARDA. His experience at this state
committee level (along with his role in a global company) makes Mark the right
leader for this crucial time at ARDA.
He has already begun to make his imprint in ARDA under his
new role, spending the day with our team in DC in late May. With his drive and
leadership, I’d say we are off to an awesome start!