The Accidental Leader
Presented by George NeedhamOCLC Vice President, Global and Regional Councils
forThe State Library of Arkansas
andThe Arkansas Library Association
October 4, 2014
Advice from the Bard
Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare,
Twelfth-Night, II, v, 159
Leaders and ManagersYou manage things; you lead people.
Admiral Grace Hopper
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey
References• Online self-evaluation tools
• http://www.myersbriggs.org/• http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp (Myers-Briggs knock off)• http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/• http://www.birkman.com/• http://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/
• Harvard Business Review free materials • Newsletters at https://email.hbr.org/preference-center/• Blogs at http://blogs.hbr.org/
• The Courageous Follower Standing Up to & for Our Leaders, 3rd ed., by Ira Chaleff. Berrett-Koehler, 2009. A summary is available at http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=479212
• “Leadership Insights” blog at http://www.skipprichard.com/• “Leading from Any Position: Influencing Library Effectiveness and Responsiveness,” archived Infopeople
webinar at http://tinyurl.com/p47clu7• “How to Gain Role Clarity and Lead from Any Position,” by Prasad Kaipa, Navi Radjou, and Sarwath Khizrana.
http://tinyurl.com/q4rjmgo• “10 Steps You Can Take To Become A Successful Young Leader At Work.” Slide show with text at
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fhgh45gee/youre-never-too-young-to-be-a-leader/• Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say and Do, by Kathryn D. Cramer. Jossey-Bass, 2014.