1. Arkansas Libraries Transform: Make it happen
Presented by Felton Thomas Jr.
For Arkansas Library Association
September 23, 2018

2. Introductions
Felton Thomas, CEO
Cleveland (OH) Public Library

4. Lead the Revolution: leading change by changing leaders
Presented by Felton Thomas Jr.
For Arkansas Library Association
September 23, 2018

5. Revolution
“a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm.”
Merriam-Webster
RACHEL
Change the way you think about power
French and Raven – you want to use referent and expert, right? But others are useful if used ethically!
Legitimate – This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect compliance and obedience from others.
Reward – This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.
Expert – This is based on a person's superior skill and knowledge.
Referent – This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness, worthiness, and right to respect from others.
Coercive – This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

6. “The future is already here – it is just not evenly distributed.”
– William Gipson, Author

7. “Talent is evenly distributed throughout the world. Opportunity is not
– Bill Clinton

8. State of ohio statistics
Health Care #36
Education #41
Economy #32
Quality of Life #40
FELTON
Anecdote about page and fire alarm
photo credit: 1upLego

9. Celebrating the Freedom to Read: September 24 - September 30, 2017

10. “Together we are better”
The Need
44% of clients at local hunger centers are children and seniors
The city’s poverty rate is 54%, second only to Detroit at 59%.
69% of adults read below the 7th grade level.
33.5% of households do not have internet access, among the ten worst cities in the country. .
More than 1 in 8 households within our service area turn to local hunger centers for food assistance.
- Service area population estimate, 2013: 1,861,610 (247,000/1,861,610= 13.3%)
Half of client households fell below 50% of the federal poverty line ($9,765 for a family of 3 in 2013).
Three in four client households (75%) fell below the federal poverty line ($19,530 for a family of 3 in 2013).
One in four client households (25%) live above the federal poverty line.

11. “Every community is a glass half full and a glass half empty.”
- Jody Kretzmann
Northwestern University

12. Our presentation today
What is your story, creating your personal narrative.
Authentic and Emergent Leadership.
The importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the Revolution.
FELTON – 8:10-8:30

13. Part I: What is your story?

14. Interaction Time
Find a Partner and within 2 minutes tell this person your story. Switch and have the other partner tell their story for two minutes? Do you have a good narrative? How can you make it more compelling?

15. Part Ii: Authentic and Emergent Leaders

16. Where Are All the Leaders?
Leadership industry has exploded over the last thirty years
A Google search of leadership books returns more than 84 million results
Leadership has become an industry in which more than $50 billion is spent annually
However, there is no evidence that leadership in our country and around the world has improved.
-From The End of Leadership by Barbara Kellerman, 2012
FELTON

17. “Leadership is about creating other leaders, not followers.”
Anthony Tjan,
Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters
RACHEL
Change the way you think about power
French and Raven – you want to use referent and expert, right? But others are useful if used ethically!
Legitimate – This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect compliance and obedience from others.
Reward – This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.
Expert – This is based on a person's superior skill and knowledge.
Referent – This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness, worthiness, and right to respect from others.
Coercive – This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

18. How do we learn to become better leaders
70% - Challenge Assignments
20% - Developmental Relationships
10% - Coursework & Training
Center for Creative Leadership
FELTON – 8:10-8:30
Thomas 2018

19. Authentic Leadership
Using your versatile portfolio of abilities and strengths to empower leadership development among the community, staff and ourselves.
What are your gifts?
Head? – Special knowledge
Heart? – What do you deeply care about
Hands? – Practical skills
RACHEL

20. Part IIi: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

21. The library Innovator’s Motto
“We are moving this profession ahead one funeral at a time.”
– David Seaman , University Librarian
Syracuse University

22. Myth # 1 There isn’t a problem in libraries
FELTON

23. An Inclusive and Diverse library community
Do you accept legacy librarianship.
Does your culture represent your community or your library?
Are you empowering emergent leaders of color?
What do you know about all of the communities you serve?
Is Inclusiveness a core value of your organization?

24. I Will…
Making a Personal Commitment to Growth

25. Car and Driver challenge
9:10-9:15

26. Questions?

27. Thank you!
Felton Thomas:

28. Eat That Frog? Author Brian Tracy’s 2007 bestseller “Eat That Frog”.
“If the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog”
How much better can your day be?
FELTON Whatever the disruptor is, library leadership is needed now more than ever. –ARE WE LEADING WELL IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES?
The healthier the organization and the more remarkable your employees, the better the likelihood for the organization to evolve successfully.
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29. Be fully engaged.
The Power of Full Engagement (2004) Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
FELTON
MANAGE YOUR ENERGY AND NOT YOUR TIME – FOCUS ENERGY ON THE MOST IMPORTANT
MANAGE THE ENERGY OF YOUR FOLKS, NOT JUST THEIR TIME (DOES THE ENERGY MATCH THE TIME?)
WORK LIFE BALANCE BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT YOUR SCREEN SAVERS
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Thomas and Rubin 2015

30. Resilience
“The key to success is resilience. The keys to being resilient are options.”
FELTON Whatever the disruptor is, library leadership is needed now more than ever. –ARE WE LEADING WELL IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES?
The healthier the organization and the more remarkable your employees, the better the likelihood for the organization to evolve successfully.