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Leadership Development in Action: Changing Lives, Changing Libraries Leading from the Middle: Rationale and Impact of Pitt’s Program Presented at the ACRL National Conference March 27, 2015 Karen Calhoun, University Library System (ULS) [email protected]

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Leadership Development in Action: Changing Lives, Changing Libraries

Leading from the Middle: Rationale and Impact of Pitt’s Program

Presented at the ACRL National Conference

March 27, 2015

Karen Calhoun, University Library System (ULS)

[email protected]

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What Motivated Program Creation?

●Strategic action chosen in

inclusive planning process

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Overview of program

●Year long, hands on

●14 workshops

●Self-assessment and

leadership development

●About a dozen librarians and

staff each year

●Selected by ULS Senior Staff

(selection based on talent for

innovation)

●Details: http://works.bepress.com/karen_calhoun/63/

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Learning Objectives

SELF

• Self aware

• Confident

• Centered and focused

• Perceptive

• Flexible

COMMUNICATION

• Crucial conversations

• Meetings

• Presentations

• Communications planning

WORKING WITH OTHERS

• Inclusive

• Change agent

• Project management

• Teambuilding

• Delegation

• Conflict management

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Curriculum

Leadership Program Workshops

Self assessment and strengths Time management

Organizational change Effective meetings

Project management (2 days) Project management practicum

Professional online presence Team building

Delegation and conflict

management

Research methods (e.g., focus

groups)

Effective presentationsPresentations practicum

(lightning talks)

Crucial conversations (2 days) Communications planning

Shaded cells: BLUE: Team-taught or taught by external subject matter expert

YELLOW: Practicum

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Evaluation Data/Participant Feedback

● “In a period of great transition, the program has provided a means of

better navigating that transition and helping colleagues do the same.”

● “I’ve gained so much more confidence”

● “I learned to see myself realistically, my strengths and the role I can play”

● “Each session has resulted in positive change to my work habits or

practice”

● “I’ve gained considerable insight into the struggles and triumphs of the …

ULS.”

●Average post-workshop rating of individual workshops (2012-2013

program) = 4.5 (5 point scale)

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Cost per participant

• Annual program cost per person about $2,200

• No travel expenses

• More affordable than external programs

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Thank you!

[email protected]

Word cloud source: 2012-2013 Leadership Program

participant responses to a survey about program outcomes.