Leadership in Libraries: Becoming an Everyday Leader

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Pat Wagner

Pat Wagner and her husband Leif Smith own Pattern Research, Inc., a 35-year-old research and training business in Denver. She's been working with libraries as a trainer and consultant since 1978, focusing on personnel, management, leadership, marketing, career and strategic planning. Pat is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences and has presented programs for ALA, SLA, MLA, AALL, ACRL and LLAMA, as well as Lyrasis. She is known for her practical and good-humored programs. She has over 20 yrs’ experience with online education and is the library relations associate for the University of North Texas LE@D (Lifelong Education @ Desktop) library online education program.

Program Title: Leadership in Libraries: Becoming an Everyday Leader

Dates: March 3 - April 7, 2010

Time: This online program takes place over a five-week span. Most of the program involves self-paced learning with weekly assignments, but the final session on April 7 is live online from 10-12 noon with Pat Wagner.

Location: At your computer!

Contact Hours: 8

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Description:

Learn how to identify and improve your leadership skills, no matter what your current role is in your library or institution. Through a series of interactive writing exercises and online group discussions, you will discover how to better identify and overcome barriers to success with staff, colleagues, decision-makers, and your library’s users.

Topics include:

Topics include the differences among leadership, management and professional points of view, the characteristics of everyday leadership, dealing with risk, understanding the big picture, creating and communicating vision, ethical influence, applying leadership in workplace situations, mistakes in leadership, and how to break through self-created glass walls and ceilings.

Other Information:

This program will be conducted online using three different kinds of software (Wimba, LinkedIn and LE@D/Univ. of North Texas), each which does a different job. If you have never used these kinds of tools before, they might be a little confusing or even intimidating at first. However, you will receive friendly support and the time to practice and improve your skills with Library 2.0 tools. Online classes save you travel time and costs and allow you to participate at your convenience. You should expect to spend about two-three hours each week on the class.

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