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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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					<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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