Self-Assessment
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Index of Learning Styles QuestionnaireDeveloped by Barbara A. Soloman and Richard M. Felder from North Carolina State University
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Jung Typology TestA free online test based on Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' typo-logical approach to personality.
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Leadership Assessment Tool Inventory-Assess Your Skills"These exercises assess your ability to apply critical management skills to identify and solve key organizational problems. Distinct from IQ, managerial intelligence can improve through assessment, learning, and practice."
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Multiple-Intelligences Self-Assessment"This quiz asks 24 questions and will take less than five minutes to complete. Try not to think too hard -- just go with your first thought when describing your daily activities and interests. By the end, you may have some new insights into the way you think. "
Leadership Organizations
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Center for Creative LeadershipThe Center for Creative Leadership has a collection of freely available podcasts covering a variety of leadership topics.
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Library Leadership & Management Association"The Library Leadership and Management Association advances outstanding leadership and management practices in library and information services by encouraging and nurturing individual excellence in current and aspiring library leaders."
Developing a Patron-Centered Library
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Libraries Transforming Communities : A Step-By-Step Guide to "Turning Outward" to Your Community"The tools in this workbook are designed to help libraries strengthen their role as community leaders and bring about positive change in their communities. "
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Design Thinking For Libraries Activities Workbook: A Toolkit for Patron-Centered Design"This toolkit guides you through Design Thinking so you can start coming up with solutions to everyday challenges within the library. Design thinking or human-centered design, is all about starting with people-the users that visit your library."
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Turning Outward Webinar Series"This series of webinars explain, step by step, how to use the “turning outward” approach created by The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. The approach emphasizes taking steps to better understand communities; changing processes and thinking to make conversations more community-focused; becoming more proactive to community issues; and putting community aspirations first."
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Rising To The Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public LibrariesA report of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries published October 2014
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Orton FoundationThe Orton Foundation believes the success of communities lies in the hands of their residents. Their website includes a list of community engagement resources including the Community Heart & Soul Field Guide with step by step details of the four phase Community Heart & Soul methodology that was researched and developed over a decade,
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: The Follower and more...
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Leadership Lesson from Dancing GuyAmanda Bjorn's has developed a leadership lesson using TEDEd Video from Derek Sivers' YouTube Channel. This leadership lesson is based on a video clip of a shirtless dancing guy. Watch the dancing guy create a movement, from start to finish, in under 3 minutes, and listen as Derek Sivers dissects some fascinating lessons about leaders and followers.
Leadership Training Opportunities
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ACRL/Harvard Advanced Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians"The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts participants on the fast track to ALA committee volunteerism as well as other professional library-related organizations."
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American Library Association Emerging Leaders Program"The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity."
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American Library Association Leadership Institute"The American Library Association (ALA) Leadership Institute is a unique 4-day immersive leadership development program for future library leaders."
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Association of Research Libraries Leadership Fellows Program"The ARL Leadership Fellows program is an executive leadership program designed and sponsored by ARL member libraries that offers an opportunity for development of future senior-level leaders in large research libraries. The program exposes and engages library staff who have the desire and potential for leadership at ARL libraries to themes and institutions that will enhance their preparedness."
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Foraker Leadership Summit"The Foraker Group serves as the state association and nonprofit capacity building organization for nonprofits and tribes across Alaska." Foraker Leadership Summits begin by looking at the changes occurring in Alaska and then focus on identifying the organizational changes that need to take place.
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The Harwood Institute"The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation is a nonpartisan, independent nonprofit that teaches, coaches and inspires people and organizations to solve pressing problems and change how communities work together."
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Library Journal Lead the Change"Library Journal’s Lead the Change offers timely resources and tools to stay ahead of the innovations and changes impacting the library profession."
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LLAMA Thought LeadersA free series of conversational webinars highlighting innovative ideas and practices.
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Pacific Northwest Library Association Leadership InstitutePNLA Leads! The Pacific Northwest Library "Association (PNLA) Leadership Institute is designed to provide opportunities for emerging library leaders in the Pacific Northwest to cultivate their leadership skills and potential."
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Public Library Association Leadership AcademyThe PLA Leadership Academy is designed to empower participants with the knowledge necessary to be innovative and successful leaders of change.
Leadership Books
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Developing Library Leaders
by ISBN: 9781555707255Publication Date: 2010-05-01In their highly practical new How-To-Do-It Manual, authors Robert D. Stuart, the former Dean Emeritus of Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science and Maureen Sullivan, a leadership expert with over thirty years experience delivering consulting and training services to libraries and other information services, will help you identify the essential concepts and goals behind great leadership, and effectively implement each one into your library's organizational structure. -
From Values to Action
by ISBN: 9780470881255Publication Date: 2011-04-19Harry M. Kraemer, is a respected former CEO, professor, and speaker. From Values to Action examines what it takes to become a values based leader. -
Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals
by ISBN: 9780810852297Publication Date: 2007-02-06"Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals will aid future leaders in making appropriate choices and decisions in response to and in anticipation of the competition." -
Start with why: how great leaders inspire everyone to take action.
by Call Number: 658.4092 SINEKISBN: 9780241958223Publication Date: 2009In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way -- and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be lead, and people can be inspired. -
What Every Library Director Should Know
by Call Number: PROF 025.1 CURZONISBN: 9780810893108Publication Date: 2014-04-10In this unconventional management text, author Dr. Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manager: The unwritten rules, strategies, and bits of wisdom only learned on-the-job Behavioral nuances Political strategies Mentor-like advice Subtle communication codes Regardless of the professional setting, management is management and wisdom is wisdom. What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider s view of vital actions, behaviors, and strategies needed to succeed in every type of library." -
Courageous Follower
by Call Number: HM786.C43ISBN: 9781576752470Publication Date: 2003-01-09Since its original publication in 1995, The Courageous Follower has been put on reading lists everywhere from corporations and the military to unions and churches. This guide helps transform passive followers into active players who can help right leadership wrongs and support and foster a values-based organization.
Contact me!
Leadership Articles: Most of these articles are available via SLED http://lam.alaska.gov/sled/
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Discovering Your Authentic LeadershipAuthors: Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Meyer
Harvard Business Review
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Leadership MistakesAuthor Maggie Farrell
Journal of Library Administration.
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What Makes a Leader?Author: Daniel Goleman
Harvard Business Review
Jan 2004, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p82-91
Blogs
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Library Lost & Found: Library Leaders Dropping Knowledge"Library Lost & Found is a blog for library leaders. Learn from directors, department heads, middle managers and staff from all types of libraries on what it takes to be an effective leader."
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N2Growth Blog: Where Leaders Come to GrowJohn Baldoni is an internationally recognized as leadership expert and is a major contributor to the N2Growrth Blog which is written by leaders for leaders. The N2Growth blog offers practical leadership advice and covers topics such as leading with grace and conviction and applying power appropriately.