Critical library leadership : managing self and others in today's academic library

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"This book provides practical, library-specific, hands-on tools that help us shape our approach to leadership and ourselves as leaders. It gives practical strategies for dealing with stress and addressing feelings of insecurity alongside managing the organization from an equity perspective that places people at the forefront. Each section offers a mixture of theory and research, lived experience, and practice that captures many different techniqu...

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Academic libraries Administration

Academic libraries Management

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ISBN:

9798892555470

Description:

xv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Part I. Leader as self. Section 1. Care, empathy, and authenticity
Working the second shift : flexible work arrangements and caregiver responsibilities for library managers / Bridgit McCafferty
I have problems, too : balancing your own needs with those of your staff / Gretchen Dreimiller
Views from Zoom : my whole self is brown / Marco Seiferle-Valencia
Leading to include / Jennifer Thom Hadley
Epilepsy, librarianship, and leadership : how challenges build character / Garrett Trott
Section II. Career development. DIY leadership : alternative paths for career development / Vincci Kwong
Managing your career : creating a leadership development plan / Jennifer A. DeVito
Using SWOT analysis to create a new role for yourself / Kim Clarke
Imposter among us : imposter phenomenon in librarians with teaching duties / Jenni Jacobs, Josh Salmans, Jason Rinaldo
Part II. Leader as role. Section III. Relationships with others. Working in the liminal space of interim leadership / Stephanie Crowe, Jason Fleming
Internal candidate : moving from colleague to director / Jenny Horton
From peer to report : confronting changing relationships on the leadership journey / David Dahl
Strategies for overcoming loneliness in library management / Jennifer Hughes, Michelle Lewis
Moonlighting as a leader / Shannon Smith
Cocreating team expectations to build trust and rapport : approaches for new managers / Hailley Fargo, Brianna Marshall
Navigating the fear of feedback : cultivating practices to reflect and learn / Anna Sandelli
Giving yourself permission to move on / Tammy Ivins, Amanda Tarbet
Section IV. Management practices. Going in gentle : best practices from trauma-informed library leadership / Megan Lowe
Cultivating a team out of workplace trauma / Melanie Bopp
Envisioning leadership : principles of feminist management in practice / Karen Stoll Farrell, nicholae cline
De-bias your hiring practices : supporting equity for neurodiverse candidates in job interviews / Paul Glassman
Herding tigers through a reorganization : practical applications of a pandemic reorganization / Michelle Colquitt, Renna Redd, Chris Vidas
Prepare, partner, protest, propose, and persevere : advocating for a dedicated information literacy classroom / Michelle Hendley
Better together : building relationships with non-academic units / Lori Birrell

LCCN:

2024938858

Control Number:

3360041

Other Authors:

Henrich, Kristin (Kristin J.), editor
Ippoliti, Cinthya M., editor

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