On leadership in libraries

1. Developing Leaders
School Library Journal
Think Tank
April 25, 2014
Gretchen Caserotti
Meridian Library District
@gcaserotti
#SLJTT Photo by Flicker userWesley Fryer
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3. Photo by Flicker user utopianbranchlibrary
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4. Photo by Flicker user jennylish
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5. Photo by Darien Library
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9. Mabela’s Lessons
• Keep your eyes open and
look around you
• Keep your ears open and
listen
Illustration byTim Coffey from Mabela the Clever
(AlbertWhitman & Company, 2001)
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10. EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
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11. Photo by Flicker user jennylish
LEARN
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12. photo by Flickr userTomWoodward
DATA
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13. Photo by Darien Library
GET OUT
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14. FILLYOUR WELL
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15. photo by Flickr user NJLA: New Jersey Library Association
PATRONS FIRST
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16. PAY ATTENTION TO WHATYOU
ARE SAYING
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17. photo by Flickr user Karola Riegler
CRITICAL THINKING
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18. Photo by Flickr user iliveisl
AVOID DRAMA
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19. Photo by Flicker user Johann Aberkane
OPENNESS
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20. Flower Power by Bernie Boston, 1967
OVERCOME FEAR
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21. Photo by Flickr user Garrett Coakley
MAKING DECISIONS
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22. Photo by Flickr user Sean Dreilinger
BABY STEPS
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23. photo by Flickr user opensource.com
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24. IFYOU HAVE TO MOVE,
MOVE FAST
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25. Creative Commons Photo by Flickr user Mike Licht
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26. Creative Commons Photo by Flickr user Mike Licht
TALK ABOUT IT
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27. Leadership vs Management
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28. Leadership Management
•Management is not
glamorous work;
schedules, personnel,
budgets.
•Hold staff and self
accountable to clear
expectations.
•Thank small acts of
kindness & reward good
attitudes.
•Give staff the tools and
the time.
•Is inspiring & motivating
people to work towards a
goal.
•Doesn’t begin or end, it
is how you work - a
creative process, not
manipulation.
•Happens at any level.
•Isn’t about being an
extrovert or a bossy-
pants.
vs
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29. Creative Commons Photo by Flickr user Gary H. Spielvogel
JOY
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30. Flickr PhotoTheUnquietLibrarian
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31. MABELA’S LESSONS
Illustration byTim Coffey from Mabela the Clever
(AlbertWhitman & Company, 2001)
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32. gretchen caserotti, director
meridian library district
gretchen@mld.org
@gcaserotti
Thank you
photo by Flickr user kharled
All photos have Creative Commons license or used with permission
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