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1 SERENITY NOW! Overcoming the Fear of Negative Evaluation

2 IN YOUR SEAT – TIME FOR A TEST Please answer TRUE or FALSE for each item.

3 GRADING YOUR TEST For the TOP section: you get one point for each TRUE answer. For the BOTTOM section: you get one point for each FALSE answer. Add up all of your points…We’ll get to what it means soon.

4 YOUR SPEAKERS TODAY Sian Brannon Julie Leuzinger Laurel Crawford

5 FEAR OF NEGATIVE EVALUATION

6 BACKGROUND  FNE and librarians  Librarians and evaluation  Psychological explorations  FNE in general

7 WHAT DID WE RESEARCH?  To what extent do librarians perceive FNE in themselves?  How do librarians with self-perceived FNE feel it has affected their careers?  In what ways can librarians overcome FNE?  What actions can be taken to reduce the impact of FNE in the workplace?

8 METHOD

9 PARTICIPANTS

10 WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR 16.72

11 BREAKDOWN  Gender  Age  Experience  Library type  Supervisory status

12 NOW, ON TO THE FINDINGS

13 HOW DO LIBRARIANS WITH SELF PERCEIVED FNE FEEL IT HAS AFFECTED THEIR CAREER?  Less likely to advance in career  Lowered scholarly output  Less risk-less creativity  Motivated to work harder

14 IN WHAT WAYS CAN WAYS CAN LIBRARIANS OVERCOME FNE?  Counseling, support groups, positive affirmations  Focus on “sphere of influence” http://developmentcrossroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/spheres-of- influence-graphic.png

15 IN WHAT WAYS CAN WAYS CAN LIBRARIANS OVERCOME FNE?  More frequent feedback  Peer or neutral party feedback 

16 WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FNE IN THE WORKPLACE? Low energy Poor productivity Increased stress Decreased confidence Low group morale

17 WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FNE IN THE WORKPLACE? Evaluation avoidance Lack of info Increased fear

18 WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FNE IN THE WORKPLACE?  Create collegial atmosphere  Improve review system  Provide supervisor training

19 WHAT ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FNE IN THE WORKPLACE?

20 QUESTIONS? Sian Brannon, Assistant Dean for Collection Management sian.Brannon@unt.edu Julie Leuzinger, Eagle Commons Library Department Head Julie.Leuzinger@unt.edu Laurel Sammonds Crawford, Coordinator of Collection Development laurel.Crawford@unt.edu laurel.Crawford@unt.edu http://www.slideshare.net/laurelivy/serenity-now-presentation


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