Check out Simon Sinek--How Great Leaders Inspire Action (TED lecture): For inspirational leadership, it all starts with “Why”….. … [Continue reading]
Words of wisdom from General Casey
I had the privilege of hearing General George W. Casey, Jr. (Ret.) 36th Chief of Staff, United States Army discuss the challenges of working and leading in a VUCA environment—volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity. Wikipedia has an excellent … [Continue reading]
Tidbits from ALA: Assessment, Statistics, & Change
With summer thunderstorms, meetings dispersed between the convention center and far away hotels, and the Blackhawk’s Stanley Cup victory celebration & parade, travel to and around Chicago was a little challenging, but this still was an enjoyable … [Continue reading]
Manager resources: training and positivity
I came across these resources last week and thought they were worth sharing! Manager Excellence Resource Center For UCI employees. "MERC includes people management eCourses, guides, checklists, tools, and other resources to help develop the team … [Continue reading]
Snippets from SLA
I recently had the good fortune to attend the SLA (Special Libraries Association) Annual Conference, where I also encountered two of our colleagues, Julia G. and Bethany H! SLA is a smaller and arguably more manageable beast than ALA Annual, though … [Continue reading]
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Richard Boyatzis of Case Western University is teaching a Coursera course on building great leadership through better relationships, entitled "Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence." The course will start on October 28 and is 8 weeks … [Continue reading]
Performance Management is more than Annual Performance Evaluations
It’s that time of the year again: all Libraries’ supervisors are writing the annual performance evaluations for their staff direct reports. And it’s also a good time to remember that a performance evaluation/appraisal is just one part of an ongoing … [Continue reading]
TED talk
This TED talk focuses on “what makes us feel good about our work.” It would appear that it is not the fact that you love what you are doing. And it is not about the pay check. What it really comes down to is feeling a sense of purpose and being … [Continue reading]
Shared Responsibility for the ILS: How Does That Work?
This is a presentation by Colby given at the IUG (Innovative Users Group) Annual Conference in 2013. The ILS Coordinators Group is a relatively uncommon strategy for managing the ILS. The University of California Irvine Libraries have implemented a … [Continue reading]
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