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Leadership: From Proto-Star to SupernovaErica Findley & Maureen SullivanALCTS Virtual Midwinter SymposiumJanuary 12, 2012
Introduction
Erica Findley
Overview
What has changed? Expectations Challenges Questions
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.
What has changed?
William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria
Frankly, Mr. Shankly
Expectations of new leaders
Development
Self-serve Individualization Mentor-don’t
The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can
Needs• Plan• Failure• Feedback• Experience!
"WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945
Be a role model
Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes
What am I doing here?
Challenges for new leaders
I’m a leader?
Enabling vs. dictating
No entitlement Breaking status quo
F.A. Cup Trophy
“No”
Barriers to “no” Positive no N-option
Etonnement
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.
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
Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes http://flic.kr/p/9Z5vFR
F.A. Cup Trophy http://flic.kr/p/91xYmM
Etonnement http://flic.kr/p/9deUbH
[email protected]://www.ericafindley.com/
LEADERSHIP
Key Concepts
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.”
What Followers Expect
Purpose, Direction, and Meaning TrustOptimismAction and Results
Warren Bennis
Five Practices of Leadership Challenge the process Inspire shared vision Enable others to act Model the way Encourage the heart
Kouzes and Posner
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.
…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
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
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?
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
