Leadership: From Proto-Star to SupernovaErica Findley & Maureen SullivanALCTS Virtual Midwinter SymposiumJanuary 12, 2012

Introduction

Erica Findley

Overview

What has changed?

Expectations

Challenges

Questions

Importance of leadership

78 Chair and Vice-Chair positions

within ALCTS Committees.

1,100 Chair and Vice-Chair positions

within ALA Committees.Numbers provided by Charles Wilt, ALCTS

Executive Director.

What has changed?

William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express newspaper, Victoria

Frankly, Mr. Shankly

Expectations of new leaders

Development

Self-serve

Individualization

Mentor-don’t

The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can

Needs

• Plan• Failure• Feedback• Experience!

"WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945

Be a role model

Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes

What am I doing here?

Challenges for new leaders

I’m a leader?

Enabling vs.

dictating

No entitlement

Breaking status quo

F.A. Cup Trophy

“No”

Barriers to “no”

Positive no

N-option

Etonnement

Further reading

Clampitt, P. G., & Dekoch, R. J. (2011). Transforming leaders into progress makers: Leadership for the 21st century. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE.

In the Library with the Led Pipe http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/

Maeda, J., & Bermont, B. (2011). Redesigning leadership. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.

Morris, S., & Morris, J. (2003). Leadership simple: Leading people to lead themselves : the practice of lead management. Santa Barbara, Calif: Imporex International.

Ury, W. (2007). The power of a positive No: How to say No and still get to Yes. New York: Bantam Books.

All images from Flickr Commons William Pettit and Ken McPhan of the Gippsland Independent and Express

newspaper, Victoria http://flic.kr/p/apx2SD

The gardener Fredrik Fröding, 78 years old, with a watering can http://flic.kr/p/9VMzuU

"WANNA KEEP 'EM HEALTHY? OVERCOOKING DESTROYS VITAMINS"!, 1941 – 1945 http://flic.kr/p/9vTZfK

Jongen aan de afwas / Boy doing the dishes http://flic.kr/p/9Z5vFR

F.A. Cup Trophy http://flic.kr/p/91xYmM

Etonnement http://flic.kr/p/9deUbH

Questions?erica.findley@pacificu.eduhttp://www.ericafindley.com/

LEADERSHIP

Key Concepts

Management vs. Leadership

Managers hold formal positions

The work includes planning, allocating

resources, work design, organizing and

accomplishing results

Leadership is inspiring, empowering and

guiding others to achieve and accomplish

results

Leadership is both by “position held” and

“opportunities taken.”

What Followers Expect

Purpose, Direction, and Meaning

Trust

Optimism

Action and Results

Warren Bennis

Five Practices of Leadership

Challenge the process

Inspire shared vision

Enable others to act

Model the way

Encourage the heart

Kouzes and Posner

Ten Truths About Leadership

You make a difference.

Credibility is the foundation of

leadership.

Values drive commitment.

Focusing on the future sets leaders

apart.

You cannot do it alone.

…continued

Trust rules.

Challenge is the crucible for greatness.

You either lead by example or you don’t

lead at all.

The best leaders are the best learners.

Leadership is an affair of the heart.

Kouzes and Posner

Successful Leadership: Disciplines

Self-awareness – knowing, understanding

and accepting yourself

Knowing, respecting and appreciating your

constituencies

Developing capacity – yours and others

Serving a purpose

Sustaining hope

Questions for Reflection

What are some of your strengths as a leader?

Who is a role model for you?

Where are there opportunities for you to

lead?

In what areas do you want to strengthen your

leadership capacity?

What will you do to get started?

Some readings

James Kouzes and Barry Posner: The Truth About Leadership and The Leadership Challenge

Warren Bennis:On Becoming a Leader

Robert D. Stueart and Maureen Sullivan:Developing Library Leaders: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Coaching, Team Building and Mentoring Staff

Questions?

msull317@aol.commsullivan@ala.org