1. The right leader at the right time Search for a new library director in a new library world

2. Managing and Leading Change the world or change the hours- transformational or incremental change? Keep the doors open or remove the doors? Pull or push? Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

3. Work with the results in mind Establish a Timeline When do you need the person to start? Notice at previous job Interviews Interview finalists Make a decision Offer, negotiations, acceptance Referrals and background checks Interviews Create a great pool of candidates Advertise and prospect Build a leadership profile Ask the right interview questions Design a salary and benefits package Appoint and charge a search committee Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

4. Why the change in leadership? Retirement Celebrate Plan Moving or new job Plan Negotiate departure date Exit interview Remove and replace For cause or: Wrong fit PIP’s Legal Issues Dignity Buy out Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

5. Do you need an interim director? YES, because: The place is in trouble We want someone to clean house We want someone to take the heat off the board NO, because: There are 1-2 skilled staff who can fill in until we have a new director The place is not on fire It’s in good shape Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

6. Leadership Profile Skills – understands library fundamentals, talent management, planning, budget, technology, collections, works effectively with boards and community groups, and people Talents - strategic thinker, leader, invested in the community, articulate and inspiring speaker, public relations, good listener, risk-taker, confident Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

7. Leadership Profile Vision – passionate about libraries and understands how libraries change lives, understands the why of libraries, trend watcher, knowledge creation and consumption, knows what needs to happen next Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

8. Leadership Package It’s not just about the money Salary Benefits Work environment Relationship with the Board Relationship with Town officials Community support Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

9. Challenges ahead Create the library of the future Improve facilities: building renovation/expansion/new Sustain and increase support: fundraising; tax support; win the hearts and minds of the community Build the right staff team Complete a turnaround: de-clutter, provide focus, more customers, collection right-sizing Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

10. Process-Phase I Who will serve on the search committee? What is their charge: put it in writing? Who will do the work? How will you keep all of this confidential? Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

11. Process-Phase II Advertising Initial sort Interviews Final candidates Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

12. Process-Phase III Referrals and background checks Contract, at will, union, civil service, etc… Offer and negotiations Acceptances Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions

13. Results Managed transition- Board competence Right choice for leader Library ready for the future Reimagining Leadership - Library Development Solutions