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		<title>Who Evaluates the Leader?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, while participating in the Texas Municipal League&#8217;s Leadership Academy, a fellow local government leader made a statement during an open discussion that has stayed with me: “When the leader hates what they’re doing, it’s felt all the way down.” At the time, I did not even know he was a city manager. &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Outgrowing the Room: When Capacity Meets Clarity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently heard a statement that resonated with me: “A giant looks in the mirror and sees nothing.” I didn’t hear that as a story about someone who needs to become bigger, someone who is lost and needs to find their way, someone whose humility should be mistaken for weakness, or someone who needs to &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sometimes Moving Up Means Moving Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the past year or so, I have been thinking differently about professional growth. For a long time, many of us are taught to think about career advancement vertically: work hard, perform well, earn another credential, accept greater responsibility, and eventually someone recognizes that effort with the next opportunity. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes it doesn&#8217;t. &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Grounded Wellness: Finding Practices That Work in Real Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellness can sometimes feel like one more thing we are supposed to be doing. Drink more water. Get enough sleep. Exercise. Meditate. Journal. Eat well. Set boundaries. Take breaks. Practice gratitude. Get outside. Turn off the phone. All of these things can support our well-being, but when wellness becomes another list of expectations to meet, &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Grounded Leadership: Learning to Read &#038; Lead Yourself!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before a leader can lead anything well, they must learn how to read themselves. Not their calendar. Not the room. Not the expectations around them. Not the next demand waiting for their attention. Themselves. Their body. Their breath. Their energy. Their needs. Their patterns. Their purpose. Grounded leadership begins with the ability to notice when &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A New Season: Expanding the Conversation Beyond Libraries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 02:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For years, much of my professional work, writing, and reflection has been shaped by my experience in libraries, public service, technology leadership, and organizational operations. If you have spent time on Jaketha.com, you may notice older posts that speak directly to library leadership, public service, staff development, workplace culture, and operational challenges within library environments. &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>LLA 2026: Reflections on Leadership and Collaboration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to present two sessions at the Louisiana Library Association (LLA) Conference—an experience that led to meaningful conversations with colleagues across the profession about leadership, collaboration, and workplace culture in libraries. My breakout session, “Breaking Down Silos: Leading with Collaboration,” explored how organizational silos can develop within institutions and how leadership &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mindfulness at Work Doesn&#8217;t Mean Candles and Cushions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mindfulness in libraries often gets misunderstood as something soft, slow, or optional. In reality, mindfulness at work is a clarity skill—especially in high-interruption environments. It’s not about being calm all the time.It’s about not carrying every moment into the next one. Three practical ways mindfulness shows up at work: Before opening an emailPause for one &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When Collaboration Becomes a Buzzword</title>
		<link>https://jaketha.com/2026/03/02/when-collaboration-becomes-a-buzzword/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Silos Still Exist in Libraries Most libraries value collaboration.Many still struggle to experience it. Silos aren’t always created by ego or resistance. More often, they form quietly—through overload, unclear authority, and past attempts that didn’t feel safe or productive. Common library silos tend to be: When collaboration becomes a slogan rather than a practice, &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Library Staff Are Tired &#8211; but Not Broken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfconsult]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What Burnout is Really Telling Us Library staff are tired—not because they don’t care, but because they care deeply while navigating constant demand, limited capacity, and emotional labor that often goes unnamed. Burnout in libraries is frequently framed as an individual problem: But what if burnout is actually a systems signal? When staff are stretched &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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