finding and grooming tomorrow’s leaders ideas to tailor to your unit’s needs
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Finding and Finding and GroomingGrooming
Tomorrow’s LeadersTomorrow’s LeadersIdeas to Tailor to YourUnit’s Needs
AgendaAgenda
•Encouraging volunteers to take on unit roles
•Strategies for making each role manageable…and fun!
•Deciding which committees are necessary…and which are not
http://librarianbyday.net/2009/02/13/stress-managementt-in-the-library-workplace/
Encouraging Encouraging VolunteersVolunteers•Training
•Feedback•Interaction•Recognition•Rewards•Free food
Photo by Stina Johnasson from Flickr
Provide TrainingProvide Training
http://lempathetics.org/2011/07/24/swinging-the-pendulum-too-far-on-teacher-training/
Offer FeedbackOffer Feedback
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SwordFight/
Offer FeedbackOffer Feedback
http://blogs.voanews.com/tedianphairsamerica/2011/05/16/the-last-days-of-conversation/
Emphasize InteractionEmphasize Interaction
Photo courtesy of the State Library of Queensland, Austrailia
Recognize VolunteersRecognize Volunteers
http://www.sm4em.org/2012/01/thank-you-seems-insufficient/
Reward Hard WorkReward Hard Work
http://volunteermatch.org/ for Calavazas Library Volunteers
Provide FoodProvide Food
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_pizza/
Making Workloads Making Workloads ManageableManageable
•Job description•What needs to be done?•Flexibility to get it done•Authority to act•Freedom to fail•Connection to othershttp://www.open.edu/openlearn/body-mind/psychology/beating-stress-the-city-jobs-trader-s-experiments-psychological-reorientation-trading/
Write a Job Write a Job DescriptionDescriptionChair
A chair is a raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back, however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape.A chair without a back or arm rests is a stool, or when raised up a bar stool. A chair with arms is an armchair and with folding action and inclining footrest, a recliner…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair/
What Needs to be What Needs to be DoneDone
http://businessinsider.com/iso-5-features-2011-67op=1/
Be FlexibleBe Flexible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_stretching_at_Ouwehands_2012.jpg
Authority to ActAuthority to Act
http://internationalgrowthblog.com/2011/11/negotiating-a-services-contract-3-critical-points-to-consider/
Freedom to FailFreedom to Fail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opelblog/7335983024/
Connection to OthersConnection to Others
http://www.stockphotosecrets.com/
Choosing Appropriate Choosing Appropriate CommitteesCommittees
•Mission/Vision/Charter•What needs to be done?•Solo vs. team work•Use committees to develop leaders
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/members/leadtrain/index.cfm /
What Direction?What Direction?
http://conviviality.ca/2011/11/key-information-sources-we-review-for-our-strategic-plan/
Prioritize EffortsPrioritize Efforts
http://scottwriteseverything.com/2009/09/22/google-reader-links-for-first-day-of-fall/
Solo vs. Team WorkSolo vs. Team Work
http://valsh143.blogspot.com/2012/06/olympic-torch-relay.html/http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/games_of_inspiration2/
Grow New LeadersGrow New Leaders
http://collaborative-coaching.com/evolution-cooperation-in-teams/
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Deborah KellerDeborah Keller
Director of Strategic Planning,Knowledge Management Division