filling the empty chairs : succession planning or continued professional development – an...
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Academic and National Library Training Co-operative briefing, April 4th 2008, Trinity College Dublin. 2008-04-04.TRANSCRIPT
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Filling the empty chairs –
Case study in succession planning
ANLTC 2008 Ursula Byrne
Head of Academic Services
Humanities & Social Sciences
UCD Library.
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Early 1980s
NUI Maynooth Cataloguer
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Mid 1980sUniversity College DublinCataloguer
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Late 1980sUniversity College DublinSubject Librarian
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Mid 1990s Liaison Librarian
1994 - 2006 Job-sharing / UCD Crèche Committee
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Print media projects
• QA/QI 2003
• Newsletter
• Library guides 2002-5
• Reports etc
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• Horizon Scanning
• Team working –
– Web group/pages– News letter– Information skills– E-books
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What motivates me?
– Drive to achieve beyond expectations – External factors - salary– Achieve for the sake of achievement– Passion for the work itself…pride in a job well done– Energy– Restless with the status quo– Questions – why are things done one way rather than
an other ?– Desire to make a difference
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Cognitive skills Mentoring
Social skills
Motivation
Self regulation Empathy and intuition
Self awareness
Technical skills MAKING A DIFFERENCE
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What about the Challenges?
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Strike a balance between :
taking advantage of new opportunities
and
managing a growing workload.
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Reading on Emotional Intelligence:
Goleman, Daniel (1998)What makes a leader Harvard Business Review Nov-Dec
Thank you.
E-mail : [email protected]
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