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- Table of Contents
- About the author
- Reviews
Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in teamwork, management, and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values, and practices that make for good leadership and management. The book covers:
- analyzing your environment, understanding culture, and developing strategies;
- working in the senior team and making an impact;
- confident leadership and management, decision making, problem solving, and managing crises;
- leading, managing, and supervising your team;
- establishing working practices and handling conflict management;
- delegation, dealing with overload, and evaluating outcomes;
- managing large and small projects and the people side of projects;
- innovation and management of the change process;
- communications, managing e-mails and text messages, and effective use of social media;
- recruitment and selection and performance management;
- managing and leading complex teams including collaborative, multi-professional, partnership, and virtual teams;
- budgeting, managing finances, tendering, crowdfunding, and taking part in audits; and
- managing work/life balance, coaching and mentoring, emotional intelligence, resilience, and mindfulness.
1. Leadership, management and team work today
2. Getting started
3. Working in the senior team
4. Confident leadership and management
5. Leading and managing your team
6. Managing the work
7. Project management
8. Introducing and managing change
9. Communications
10. The people side of management
11. Managing and leading complex teams
12. Managing money
13. Personal and professional development
"New and/or aspiring managers, especially in academic libraries, will be better equipped to hit the ground running in their leadership roles after reading this book ... Allan addresses such a wide range of topics that it is very likely any reader looking for management information will find something worthwhile to take away and apply to their leadership role. Even if a new manager has not yet encountered some of the issues, people, or strategies described in the book, reading this resource gives great insight into possible challenges and opportunities that will almost certainly arise in any library management position."
— Serials Review