Description:

Leadership Webinar Series, Part 1

Interested in moving into a supervisory position in libraries, but wonder if it is the right career path for you? Curious about the specific skills needed to be an effective supervisor?

If you were applying for your first supervisory job, what’s the secret of an effective resumé? Join us for this unique look at the life of a library supervisor--what the job entails, the challenges, the rewards, and the quirks of being a boss.

Agenda:

• Introduction: What Makes Supervision Rewarding and Difficult
• Key Idea: Supervision Requires A Different Point of View
• Workplace Myths of Supervision
• Setting Expectations: Goals and Parameters
• Your Best Tool: Positive Reinforcement
• Course Correction: The Assignment
• When Supervision is Not Enough: Termination
• Typical Mistakes

Outcomes:

• Better understand the rewards and challenges of supervision
• Focus more time on developing the skills of the effective supervisor
• Apply positive reinforcement techniques even as you wait for a promotion

Presenter:

Pat Wagner is a library trainer and consultant with over 40 years of experience with libraries of all kinds and sizes, from storefront rural public libraries and solo library offices in institutions to the largest of the urban public and and academic libraries. Her focus is on the skills that support library success, including personnel, supervision, customer service, project management, leadership, marketing, strategic planning, and career advancement. Pat has a degree in performance and written communication and is known for her practical and good-humored programs. She lives in Denver with her husband and two pushy cats. She loves books, music, gardening, wildlife, pop culture, and her friends and family. Her favorite stress reliever is writing fantasy fiction.

Location: 

Online; login instructions will be sent prior to the event

Cost:

Free

Questions about the event?

Please contact the Continuing Education Consultant Tiffany Hayes