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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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
College Signing Day: First Lady, Associations Speak Up
College Signing Day reflects one group’s effort to ease the pressure on students choosing a school.
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How One Association Cracks Tough Markets
North American associations are often stymied by places like Japan and Great Britain. But one association says there…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How to Help Volunteer Leaders Hit the Ground Running
The problem with volunteer leadership training is that it often doesn't give volunteers much of a chance to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Oil-Rig Rules Prompt Pushback From All Sides
Oil industry groups took to Twitter and old-school editorials to pipe up about the oil-rig guidelines, which add…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
A Better Way to Think About Office Politics
Getting to lead doesn’t have to involve scheming and backbiting. But it does require a culture where people…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Medicare Overbilling Report, Associations Urge Clarity
A study from the Department of Health and Human Services found more than $250 million in inappropriate Medicare…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From the African Society of Association Executives
The launch of the African Society of Association Executives highlights the reasons for associations in the first place:…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Late-Fee Debate Spotlights Library Association Policies
The American Library Association supports eliminating overdue charges, calling them a "barrier to library services." Meanwhile, its state…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Do You Lead With the Right Metrics?
You track revenue and memberships, but that's not enough to know if your association is hitting home. One…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Lessons From the AfSAE
Africa has a growing economy and burgeoning professional class. What’s missing are professionals leading their industries and opportunities…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Meanwhile, in Asia …
The budding growth of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations, which launched last year.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Title IX: Study Says Harassment Rules Stifle Campus Speech
The report from the American Association of University Professors says that Title IX enforcement has chilled discourse at…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
What Gets a Board to Support Strategic Planning?
A new study suggests that strategic planning remains a struggle for boards. A clearer picture of life without…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Groups Push Back on CDC Painkiller Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to address an epidemic of opioid abuse, but the…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Three Tips for Brand-New CEOs
A new association needs to expect the unexpected, but the author of The New CEO's Guide has some…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Right Path to the Right Decision
Speaker and former government executive Shelley Row discussed the ways overthinking and overreacting undermine good decisionmaking—and how to…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Why Negative Feedback Can Be a Positive
A mean boss isn’t advisable in any workplace. But a new study suggests that the bigger issue is…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits Make Their Own March Madness
From apples to endangered species, the college basketball tournament has inspired groups to launch their own brackets for…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Globalization: How to Manage Risk When Going Global
There's no escaping it: Expanding internationally makes demands of an association's resources. But smart planning can help you…
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Medical Societies Speak Out on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Though the California Medical Association has taken a neutral stance, other groups in the U.S. and Canada resist…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Transition: When the CEO Leaves, But Hasn’t Left
AIIM’s John Mancini is staying put at his association after departing the corner office. Here’s how he plans…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Remote Workers: Leading a Staff That Works Everywhere
An office with plenty of remote workers can work together well thanks to technology. But leading the team,…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Volunteer Management: Leading From the CEO Suite
Staff leaders have plenty to manage beside the volunteer pipeline. One volunteer-leader-turned-CEO discusses how to spotlight volunteering without…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Can the Suggestion Box Be Saved?
Anonymous feedback methods can make employees passive and paranoid. But a leader who knows what to listen for---and…
