Download - SLJ Think Tank Keynote 2014
Developing Leaders
School Library Journal Think Tank
April 25, 2014
Gretchen CaserottiMeridian Library District
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Mabela’s Lessons
• Keep your eyes open and look around you
• Keep your ears open and listen
Illustration by Tim Coffey from Mabela the Clever (Albert Whitman & Company, 2001)
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EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
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LEARN
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DATAThursday, June 19, 2014
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GET OUTThursday, June 19, 2014
FILL YOUR WELL
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PATRONS FIRSTThursday, June 19, 2014
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
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CRITICAL THINKING
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AVOID DRAMA
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OPENNESSThursday, June 19, 2014
Flower Power by Bernie Boston, 1967
OVERCOME FEAR
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MAKING DECISIONS
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BABY STEPS
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IF YOU HAVE TO MOVE, MOVE FAST
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TALK ABOUT IT
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Leadership vs Management
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Leadership Management•Management is not
glamorous work; schedules, personnel, budgets.•Hold staff and self
accountable to clear expectations.• Thank small acts of
kindness & reward good attitudes.•Give staff the tools and
the time.
• Is inspiring & motivating people to work towards a goal.•Doesn’t begin or end, it
is how you work - a creative process, not manipulation.•Happens at any level.• Isn’t about being an
extrovert or a bossy-pants.
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JOY
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MABELA’S LESSONS
Illustration by Tim Coffey from Mabela the Clever (Albert Whitman & Company, 2001)
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gretchen caserotti, directormeridian library district
[email protected]@gcaserotti
Thank you
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