Basic Management Skills for Library Managers and Staff
Wayne Piper
Since retiring, he has consulted with libraries and library organizations in mutiple states. As a facilitator/presenter, Piper works to engage all participants in conversation at the same time keeping the discussion relevant, objective, and on task. Piper earned his library science degree at the University of Michigan and his BA degree at Michigan State University. Learrn more about his work at www.waynepiperconsults.com.
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Program Title: Basic Management Skills Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Time: 9:30-12:30 Location: Mary Willis Library Registration: $10 - Register online. Make your check payable to the MWL Friends of the Library (ATTN: Lillie) and send to the address above by October 15. Attendance limited to 30. Contact Hours: 2.5 contact hours |
Wayne has more than 40 years of public library and education experience in a variety of settings and roles. Before retiring in 2008, he was the director of professional development for the Ohio Library Council. During his 15 tenure in that role, the Council's events and initiatives received awards of recognition from both the American and Ohio Societies of Association Executives and attracted participants from across the United States and Canada.Description
This workshop explores basic management principles, relates those principles to each individual's self-perceptions of themselves as managers, and allows participants to clearly define their management style. Throughout it stays focused on the fact that of the library's four essential resources---staff, technology, collections, and facilities---staff is the only resource where the "human factor" has to constantly be kept in mind.
The workshop begins with a self-assessment tool that serves as a springboard to explore what makes library management different from other aspects of library work. Interactive exercises, plenty of opportunity for discussion, and the formulation of a personal management style sheet round out the class.
Areas covered include:
• Manager's self-assessment
• Becoming a manager
• Management styles
• Effective management practices and skills
• Determining your most effective management style
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