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Three Themes in a Time of Crisis: Leadership, Board’s Responsibility, and Innovation

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

Atla Board President Stephen Sweeney shares three themes he's seen emerge during this season of sheltering in place.

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Libraries as Community Space, Even During Distant Times

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

This month's column by Atla President, Stephen Sweeney, focuses on the important role of libraries in community building.

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Moving Toward Clarifying Our Beneficiaries and Clearly Identifying Our Desired Outcomes: Atla’s New Organizational Ends

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

Atla President Stephen Sweeney shares the new Organizational Ends.

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The Past Should Be a Catalyst for our Future

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

Atla President Stephen Sweeney reminisces on the Board's past work.

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Happy New Year!

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

In this month's column, Atla President Stephen Sweeney discusses Organizational Ends and the Mission of Atla.

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Change, Growth, and Gratitude

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

In this month's column, From the President, Stephen Sweeney reflects on the end of the year, the changes at Atla, and gratitude for our association.

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Adaptive Leadership and Atla

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

In this month's column, From the President, Stephen Sweeny discusses Adaptive Leadership and Atla.

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Leading through Change

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

In this month's column, Atla President Stephen Sweeney shares some insight from the OCLC Library Futures Conference, specifically The Two Loops Theory of Change.

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The Ends Make the Mission

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

Atla Board President Stephen Sweeney discusses Mission, Organizational Ends, and how to govern an Association on other's behalf in this month's column.

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New Year, Renewed Commitments

by Stephen Sweeney, President 2020-2021

New years bring new resolutions. In the place of resolutions, I like to think of renewed commitments. What are yours? Read about the Board's Commitments this year in this month's President's column.

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