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Tips Galore
Thank goodness we don’t have to “invent” every solution ourselves. Especially in libraries, just about every management issue you think you have, someone else has had it first, and more often than not, folks are willing to share tips with … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Employees, Leadership, Management, Meetings, Productivity, Supervision
Tagged Colleagues, Meetings, Negativity, Productivity
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Library Photo of the Month–December 2015
Every September (well, almost every September), I spend a long weekend with other library-type women in Door County, a beautiful, magical place in Wisconsin.
Humble, Hungry, and Hustle!
You may be a leader. You may be the library director, or head of a department, or just in charge of a certain project.
Don’t Apologize
I think say “I’m sorry” too often. I say it even when I’m not sorry.
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Tagged Apologies, Apologize, I'm sorry, Insincerity, Sincerity, Sorry
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No, Really, I Want to Know
Managers often say that they want candid input from their teams – but then act in ways that virtually ensure they won’t get it.
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“It’s Story Time Again”
Officially, Ms. Asbury is a library clerk, checking books in and out. But every Wednesday she doubles as a parking attendant during one of the New York Public Library’s most popular programs: story time. Long Line at the Library? It’s … Continue reading
Library Photo of the Month–November 2015
These are some interior shots of the Sequoya Library, a branch of the Madison Public Library. The feel is very different from some other libraries. It is very open, and very modern and loft-like. Here’s more about the Sequoya branch. … Continue reading
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