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Leadership: From Proto-Star to Supernova

Erica Findley & Maureen Sullivan ALCTS Virtual Midwinter Symposium January 12, 2012. Leadership: From Proto-Star to Supernova. Introduction. Erica Findley. Overview. What has changed? Expectations Challenges Questions. Importance of leadership.

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Leadership: From Proto-Star to Supernova

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  1. Erica Findley & Maureen Sullivan ALCTS Virtual Midwinter Symposium January 12, 2012 Leadership: From Proto-Star to Supernova

  2. Introduction Erica Findley

  3. Overview • What has changed? • Expectations • Challenges • Questions

  4. Importance of leadership • 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.

  5. What has changed? William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria

  6. Expectations of new leaders Frankly, Mr. Shankly

  7. Development • Self-serve • Individualization • Mentor-don’t The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can

  8. Needs • Plan • Failure • Feedback • Experience! "WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945

  9. Be a role model Jongenaan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes

  10. Challenges for new leaders What am I doing here?

  11. I’m a leader? • Enabling vs. dictating • No entitlement • Breaking status quo F.A. Cup Trophy

  12. “No” • Barriers to “no” • Positive no • N-option Etonnement

  13. Further reading • 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/ • 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.

  14. All images from Flickr Commons • William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria http://flic.kr/p/apx2SD • The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can http://flic.kr/p/9VMzuU • "WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945 http://flic.kr/p/9vTZfK • Jongenaan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes http://flic.kr/p/9Z5vFR • F.A. Cup Trophy http://flic.kr/p/91xYmM • Etonnementhttp://flic.kr/p/9deUbH

  15. erica.findley@pacificu.edu http://www.ericafindley.com/ Questions?

  16. Key Concepts LEADERSHIP

  17. Management vs. Leadership • 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.”

  18. What Followers Expect • Purpose, Direction, and Meaning • Trust • Optimism • Action and Results Warren Bennis

  19. Five Practices of Leadership • Challenge the process • Inspire shared vision • Enable others to act • Model the way • Encourage the heart Kouzes and Posner

  20. Ten Truths About Leadership • 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.

  21. …continued • 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

  22. Successful Leadership: Disciplines • Self-awareness – knowing, understanding and accepting yourself • Knowing, respecting and appreciating your constituencies • Developing capacity – yours and others • Serving a purpose • Sustaining hope

  23. Questions for Reflection • 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?

  24. Some readings 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

  25. msull317@aol.com msullivan@ala.org Questions?

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