Leadership (Library Learning)

“Solid project management skills, alignment with organizational vision and goals, and being responsible to others are all components of being a leader.” (Competency Index for the Library Field, pg. 11)

Emerging Leaders
"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."
Executive Leadership Intensive
Foraker's Executive Leadership Intensive is, "designed for executive directors who have been in their current position for up to three years and want to take the next step in leading their organizations and increasing job performance."
Leadership and Management Competencies
"As the professional organization for library leadership and management development, the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) has identified 14 definitive competencies that can be applied across roles, career stages and library types. "
Library Leadership
A resource guide for Alaskan librarians interested in improving their leadership skills.
Library Leadership Training Resources
The American Library Association has compiled a list of leadership development training opportunities for library professionals.
PLA Leadership Academy
"The PLA Leadership Academy empowers public library professionals to become innovative and successful leaders of change, shifting their libraries from an internal approach—focused on organizational operations—to an external approach—focused on community needs."

Webinars

Reopening Challenges and Opportunities [YouTube, 55 min]
June 30, 2020 Heather Kinzie, CEO The STRIVE Group and Jonathan King, Founder of Halcyon Consulting share their insights on leadership during times of disruption. Topics include: burnout, safety and morale, communication with the public, limiting public access within the library, and the “why” not the “how”.
Public Librarians' Chat: 7 Pillars of High Performance [YouTube, 59 min]
February 13, 2018 High performance is the ability to deliver-over a prolonged period of time-meaningful, measurable, and financially sustainable results for the people or causes the organization is in existence to serve. If you are committed to improving your public library's performance but are unsure how to about, the Leap Ambassador Community has identified seven pillars that when cultivated lead can lead organizations to high performance. During this webinar, Leap Ambassador Ingvild Bjornvold introduced us to the to the Performance Imperative’s definition of high performance, described why you should care about high performance, the seven disciplines that support high performance and how to implement them in your library.
Supplementary Materials:
Public Librarians' Chat Developing an Attitude of Gratitude in the Library [YouTube, 39 min]
November 16, 2017 During this month’s chat we talked about steps you can take to cultivate gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness in the library workplace, how a climate of gratitude can promote high-quality relationships between staff, volunteers and the public, as well as encourage pro-social behaviors that help combat job burnout.

The webinar began with a review of burnout, the job characteristics that contribute to burnout, common emotional responses and the health consequences of burnout. We covered strategies for combating job burnout and how the practice of gratitude in the workplace and have a positive impact on workplace climate and provide employees with the social support, rewards and recognition they need to be successful.
Supplementary Materials:
- Slides: Attitude of Grattitude [PDF]
Strategic Staff Development Webinar: Self-Directed Achievement [YouTube, 33 min]
June 29, 2017 This webinar is part of the Strategic Staff Development online course. Jami Carter, the Library Director of the Tooele City Library in Utah, will be sharing information about her Self Directed Achievement (SDA) staff development model that she implemented at her library in 2013.

SDA asks staff to set a weekly learning goal and then provides them with 1 hour a week to meet their goal. Staff then meet the following week with their supervisor to follow up on their progress. If you have been looking for an individualized and agile staff development model, you may want to attend this webinar.
Supplementary Materials:
- Archived WebJunction webinar: Self-Directed Achievement: if you give library staff an hour
ASL | Lead the Change Workshop, Pt. 1 [YouTube, 70 min]
May 13, 2016 Part 1 of 4 of the Lead the Change full-day workshop in Juneau on May 13, 2016. The topic was What 21st Century Library Leaders Know and Do: Observations, Insights, and Valuable Lessons Learned. Workshop Lecturer: David Bendekovic. Special thanks to Library Journal, the B.A. David Company, and Gale Cengage Learning.
ASL | Lead the Change Workshop, Pt. 2 [YouTube, 44 min]
May 13, 2016 Part 2 of 4 of the Lead the Change full-day workshop in Juneau on May 13, 2016. The topic was What 21st Century Library Leaders Know and Do: Observations, Insights, and Valuable Lessons Learned. Workshop Lecturer: David Bendekovic. Special thanks to Library Journal, the B.A. David Company, and Gale Cengage Learning.
ASL | Lead the Change Workshop, Pt. 3 [YouTube, 37 min]
May 13, 2016 Part 3 of 4 of the Lead the Change full-day workshop in Juneau on May 13, 2016. The topic was What 21st Century Library Leaders Know and Do: Observations, Insights, and Valuable Lessons Learned. Workshop Lecturer: David Bendekovic. Special thanks to Library Journal, the B.A. David Company, and Gale Cengage Learning.
ASL | Lead the Change Workshop, Pt. 4 [YouTube, 70 min]
May 13, 2016 Part 4 of 4 of the Lead the Change full-day workshop in Juneau on May 13, 2016. The topic was What 21st Century Library Leaders Know and Do: Observations, Insights, and Valuable Lessons Learned. Workshop Lecturer: David Bendekovic. Special thanks to Library Journal, the B.A. David Company, and Gale Cengage Learning.