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Developing library leaders : a how-to-do-it manual for coaching, team building, and mentoring library staff

2010

Format:	Book
Author:	Stueart, Robert D.
Title:	Developing library leaders : a how-to-do-it manual for coaching, team building, and mentoring library staff / Robert D. Stueart and Maureen Sullivan.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, [2010] ©2010
Description:	xii, 106 pages ; 28 cm.
Series:	How-to-do-it manuals ; no. 172 How-to-do-it manuals for libraries ; no. 172.
Subjects:	Library personnel management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Leadership -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other Author:	Sullivan, Maureen, 1963-
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Leadership for today's libraries and information services organizations : essential background and key models -- The leader's role and responsibilities -- Influencing and persuading others -- Building and leading groups and teams -- Project management -- Coaching : keys to successful leadership -- Mentoring -- Succession planning and development.
LCCN:	2010014097
ISBN:	9781555707255 (alk. paper) 1555707254 (alk. paper)
Other Number:	607321629
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As library directors and senior managers retire, libraries need to develop the next generation of leaders. This book is intended to help with that task, but it doesn't fully deliver on its promise. Stueart (dean, emeritus, Simmons Coll. S.L.I.S.; Library and Information Center Management) and leadership consultant Sullivan introduce theories of leadership and the leader's role, emphasizing that leadership is a learned competency rather than an inborn talent. Subsequent chapters cover specific leadership skills: influencing and persuading others, leading teams, managing projects, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning. Each chapter includes references to both library and management literature. The chapters on mentoring, coaching, and team building are the strongest, presenting a solid introduction to each topic with key concepts and practical tips. Unfortunately, other chapters are less useful because they are overly general, poorly organized, and redundant. A few real-life examples would have made it easier for readers to apply the information presented here. The authors also use a great deal of management speak and the passive voice, which sometimes makes the text a chore to read. VERDICT An optional purchase for staff development collections.-Janet A. Crum, Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Lib., Duarte, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

This manual in the How-To-Do-It series is a guide to leadership for libraries and information services organizations. Although there are discussions of coaching, team building, and mentoring, as referenced in the subtitle, the book also treats project management and provides ideas for succession planning. Chapters contain quick tips, exercises, samples, self-assessment forms, and other tools. The authors also offer a checklist in each chapter to provide an overview of the key topics that are covered. Combining thoughtful discussion and practical examples, this is a useful resource for anyone who needs to refine his or her leadership abilities and bring staff participation into the process.--Hogan, Patricia Copyright 2010 Booklist

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This guide will help you identify the essential concepts and goals behind great leadership, and effectively implement each one into your library's organizational structure.

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