Author
Mark Athitakis
Mark Athitakis, a contributing editor for Associations Now, has written on nonprofits, the arts, and leadership for a variety of publications. He is a coauthor of The Dumbest Moments in Business History and hopes you never qualify for the sequel.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Change Management, Inside Out
Shifts in an organization’s mission, strategy, and leadership can feel like an earthquake for staff, which makes focusing…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
A Mutual Investment
How the American Counseling Association is boosting its ranks by investing in employees’ cultural development.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Global Spotlight: A Big Strategy: Think Small
How small regional events can engage a global membership.
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Power of A: Actuarial Foundation’s Multiplier Effect
The Actuarial Foundation’s math tutoring program keeps adding impact.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdsource: A Wedding Wish Fulfilled
Members of the Society of Wedding Professionals team up to craft a couple’s perfect day.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
To Drive Change, Focus on Culture
The Project Management Institute is changing. A new CEO came on board last spring, and last year PMI began…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
A Credential for Newcomers
Associations are used to awarding credentials to highly educated and experienced professionals. But credentials can be just as valuable…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
#ASAE19 Game Changers: Leading With Purpose
Columbus-based food entrepreneurs Jeni Britton Bauer and Joe DeLoss have succeeded thanks to innovation—and by bringing a diverse…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
New Power and the Future of Engagement
Early in their book, New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Members Collaborate to Spread Wiki Wisdom
in 2015, the Linguistic Society of America used its annual conference to host its first Wikipedia “editathon”—an event where members…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
How to Rock It as a Change Agent
#ASAE19 Game Changer speaker Brant Menswar brings a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to leadership. That means knowing how…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
With Doubters Everywhere, How Should You Lead?
The public’s faith in institutions is eroding, which has consequences for your association. But there are a few…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Why Leaders Need to Confront Their Fear of Feedback
The feedback you give the people you lead doesn't always have to be positive, but it does need…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Can CEOs and CFOs Get on the Same Page?
A new study shows a disconnect between staff and finance leaders about priorities, which can have severe implications…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Why Silos Don’t Break Down So Easily
Workers like their routines, and don't have much faith in their coworkers, according to a recent survey. If…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Why Your Concept of Power Can Use a Rethink
New Power authors and 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting keynoters Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms see a world where…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Do You Have the Right Payment Methods for Your Global Members?
Associations that sell products, services, and memberships internationally are often primarily concerned about pricing. But just as different countries…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
How a New CEO Can Communicate Openness
With stakeholders wanting more of a role in how an organization works, an exec is now more of…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Are You Ready to Make a Power Move?
In New Power, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms list a set of questions in four categories that organizations…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Next-Generation Power Play for Associations
Associations can’t function like they used to, laying out a few rigid ways in which members may participate…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Power of A: A Credential for Newcomers
With RISE Up, the NRF Foundation helps prepare thousands for retail work.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdsource: Wiki Wisdom
In editathons, language scholars make Wikipedia more reliable.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Global Spotlight: Pay Attention to How They Pay
Going global can mean expanding the payment methods you accept.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Help for Diabetics in Natural Disasters
As Hurricane Harvey was approaching landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast in August 2017, Endocrine Society CEO Barbara Byrd…
