Category Archives: Decision-making

Problems or Solutions?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by cbecker53

This is a tough one I think.  

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Push It!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by cbecker53
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Try Something Different

Posted on February 9, 2015 by cbecker53

Sometimes I am so overwhelmed by having too many choices that I am paralyzed and can’t make a decision.  Does this ever happen to you?  Do you respond by simply sticking to the same old standard choices?  I’m afraid I … Continue reading →

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Trust Me!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by cbecker53

Much of what we do in libraries is done as a team.  Good teamwork is an essential element if you’re going to have a successful library.   And trust is an essential element if you’re going to have a successful … Continue reading →

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What Was I Saying?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by cbecker53

Wait a minute. . . what was I saying?. . . where was I going?. . . what was I doing? . . .  Did I ever finish X?. . . I didn’t? Really? I meant to. . . Wait … Continue reading →

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What Do You Expect?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by cbecker53

First of all, for anyone who reads my blog who doesn’t know a lot about what library directors and library staff do—Let me make one thing perfectly clear:  We work hard.  People who work in libraries do not sit and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hit the Snooze Button

Posted on May 28, 2013 by cbecker53

So often in life, whether our professional or personal lives, we get a wake up call.  Sometimes, like in the example in How to Answer a Wake Up Call (Seapoint Center), it is an uncomfortable one, and we just want … Continue reading →

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Are you a Collaborative Leader?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by cbecker53

And if not, why not?!  (And don’t tell me you’re not in a leadership position, either.  There is such a thing as leading from within, you know.) Anyway, be sure to check out 12 Things Collaborative Leaders Do by Jessie … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Library Professional?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by cbecker53

I’ve been helping out with a public library system director search process.  I love hiring and interviewing; I don’t know why, I just do.  This process has gone very well, partly because of a very good committee. Anyway, we’ve had … Continue reading →

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Empowering Employees

Posted on May 29, 2012 by cbecker53

Came across this thoughtful post this week:  Leaders Need to Understand the Risk and Trust Relationship.  I agree, it is so true:  “How can we get staff to make more decisions on their own, they always come to us for … Continue reading →

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