Tag Archives: Teams

Is Your Team Working Together?

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Sometimes as a manager you feel your team isn’t accomplishing as much as it should. The problem can be with one team member.  

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Let’s Collaborate

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

Though I extol the virtues of collaboration all the time, it’s clear I still have a lot to learn.   I’ll be spending time with Jesse Lyn Stoner’s What is Collaboration and Where Does it Begin? soon. I always learn … Continue reading →

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Push It!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by
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Playing Catch Up

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

We all do it, at home and at work.  And I do it on this blog. I’ve got a bunch of links I’ve been saving up to write about.  Here’s a potpourri of some from The Fast Track: 5 Things … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

Lots of posts about a new year, looking back at 2014, setting resolutions, etc. Here’s one you should take a look at:  4 New Year’s Resolutions for a Stronger Team.  Who doesn’t want a stronger work team?  We all do, … Continue reading →

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Decency is My Favorite Quality

Posted on May 7, 2014 by

In the post 5 Key Qualities You Need On Your Team (from The Fast Track), my favorite quality is Decency.  What’s yours?

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Collaboration is the Key!

Posted on January 21, 2014 by

But you don’t need me to tell you that. Though focusing on companies and brands, you will find the post Collaboration is the Key applicable to collaboration in libraries as well.  “It’s nearly impossible for anyone to succeed by going … Continue reading →

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What Do You Expect?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by

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 Just Drift!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Sometimes in our lives it is OK, maybe even wise to just float.  Kick back, let the current take you wherever it will.  But usually this does not work in our professional lives.  Success doesn’t just “happen,” and organizations, including … Continue reading →

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Are you Just Going With the Flow?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

. . . Or are you taking your organization in the direction you want and need to go? If you aren’t sure (or even if you are), read Leadership Drift—How to Recognize it and Reclaim Your Purpose by Jessie Lyn … Continue reading →

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