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Erica Findley & Maureen Sullivan ALCTS Virtual Midwinter Symposium January 12, 2012
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Erica Findley
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What has changed? Expectations Challenges Questions
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78 Chair and Vice-Chair positions within ALCTS Committees. 1,100 Chair and Vice-Chair positions within ALA Committees. Numbers provided by Charles Wilt, ALCTS Executive Director.
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William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria
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Expectations of new leaders
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Self-serve Individualization Mentor-don’t The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can
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Plan Failure Feedback Experience! "WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945
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Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes
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Challenges for new leaders
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Enabling vs. dictating No entitlement Breaking status quo F.A. Cup Trophy
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Barriers to “no” Positive no N-option Etonnement
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Clampitt, P. G., & Dekoch, R. J. (2011). Transforming leaders into progress makers: Leadership for the 21st century. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE. In the Library with the Led Pipe http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/ Maeda, J., & Bermont, B. (2011). Redesigning leadership. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. Morris, S., & Morris, J. (2003). Leadership simple: Leading people to lead themselves : the practice of lead management. Santa Barbara, Calif: Imporex International. Ury, W. (2007). The power of a positive No: How to say No and still get to Yes. New York: Bantam Books.
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William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria http://flic.kr/p/apx2SD http://flic.kr/p/apx2SD The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can http://flic.kr/p/9VMzuUhttp://flic.kr/p/9VMzuU "WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945 http://flic.kr/p/9vTZfK http://flic.kr/p/9vTZfK Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes http://flic.kr/p/9Z5vFRhttp://flic.kr/p/9Z5vFR F.A. Cup Trophy http://flic.kr/p/91xYmMhttp://flic.kr/p/91xYmM Etonnement http://flic.kr/p/9deUbHhttp://flic.kr/p/9deUbH
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erica.findley@pacificu.edu http://www.ericafindley.com/
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Key Concepts
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Managers hold formal positions The work includes planning, allocating resources, work design, organizing and accomplishing results Leadership is inspiring, empowering and guiding others to achieve and accomplish results Leadership is both by “position held” and “opportunities taken.”
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Purpose, Direction, and Meaning Trust Optimism Action and Results Warren Bennis
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Challenge the process Inspire shared vision Enable others to act Model the way Encourage the heart Kouzes and Posner
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You make a difference. Credibility is the foundation of leadership. Values drive commitment. Focusing on the future sets leaders apart. You cannot do it alone.
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Trust rules. Challenge is the crucible for greatness. You either lead by example or you don’t lead at all. The best leaders are the best learners. Leadership is an affair of the heart. Kouzes and Posner
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Self-awareness – knowing, understanding and accepting yourself Knowing, respecting and appreciating your constituencies Developing capacity – yours and others Serving a purpose Sustaining hope
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What are some of your strengths as a leader? Who is a role model for you? Where are there opportunities for you to lead? In what areas do you want to strengthen your leadership capacity? What will you do to get started?
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James Kouzes and Barry Posner: The Truth About Leadership and The Leadership Challenge Warren Bennis: On Becoming a Leader Robert D. Stueart and Maureen Sullivan: Developing Library Leaders: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Coaching, Team Building and Mentoring Staff
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msull317@aol.com msullivan@ala.org
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