Leadership in Academic Libraries Today A TLA Webinar with Maureen Sulllivan May 3, 2010

TLA Strategic Initiatives CE Series To hear the audio part of the webinar, be sure to dial our conference call at (toll free). When asked, key in your access code: For technical help, contact the ReadyTalk support line at Today’s webinar will begin at 2pm Central Time.

Information for Later Everyone will receive an evaluation survey after the webinar. CE Certificates and a free recording of this webinar will be available next Monday, May 10, on the TLA CE web site:

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Maureen Sullivan Organizational Development Consultant Past President, ACRL and LLAMA Harvard Leadership Institute Simmons College TALL Texans

Leadership in Academic Libraries Today A TLA Webinar with Maureen Sulllivan May 3, 2010

What does leadership mean today? Transformational – calls for new ways of thinking and working Informal and formal – everyone has opportunities to lead Managers and administrators must be effective leaders Emotional intelligence competencies are essential for effective relationships

Building Leadership Development into Work Practices Recognize the “crucible experiences” in our changing workplace Expect everyone to be a leader Foster the development of a learning organization – a workplace that integrates learning and work performance Recognize, appreciate and celebrate leadership

How to Assess Leadership and Leadership Development Identify the expected behaviors State explicit and specific performance expectations Model the expected behaviors Coach staff; provide support and positive reinforcement Hold everyone accountable

Understand that learning and development takes time, practice and reinforcement Help staff learn how to give and receive feedback, especially constructive feedback Solicit feedback – separate receiving it from responding to it Promote the importance of learning from one’s mistakes

What Comes Next? Commitment to continual learning Mentoring and developing others Seeking leadership opportunities in broader arenas – community, the profession, on the regional and national scene

Staying current with the research on effective leadership practices Collaborations and partnerships Transferring our competencies to other fields

Leadership in Academic Libraries Today A TLA Webinar with Maureen Sulllivan May 3, 2010

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Please Remember Continuing Education Certificates may be printed tomorrow, May 4, on the TLA CE web site: Recordings will be available next Monday, May 10, at the same web site. Please complete the evaluation survey following the webinar

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