So, in a brief overview:
1. We sat at tables and met a few people over coffee and breakfast.
2. We met people from our region, there were several “southeast” librarians.
3. Leslie Burger introduced the program, said they want us to be leaders, want us to make ALA be what we want it to be.
4. Want to give us tools to be change agents in our jobs and at ALA.
5. LB explained ALA structure… I’ve pieced this together over the last few years, but it was really good to get an official, overview, big picture understanding of it from someone in the system.
6. LB’s recommendations for getting involved:
- Create your own opportunities. Think strategically about where in the organization you want to affiliate (ALA wide, a specific area like ACRL, etc.)
- Volunteer: some are harder to get on that others, but there are spaces.
- Being present: physically, through email, whatever it might be, so that people know who you are.
- Try sitting in on a group to see if you really want to be involved with it.
- Alternative methods: get an internship on a committee or create your own!
7. LB pointed out that ways of doing things change, and that maybe we’re doing some things in ways that don’t appeal in today’s world.
8. LB described some things that Jim Rettig is thinking about for ALA… very exciting ideas there.
9. Maureen Sullivan discussed key principles and practices for developing leadership
10. MS: Five Leadership Practices of Kouzes and Posner
- Challenge the process
- Inspire shared vision
- Enable others to act
- Model the way
- Encourage the heart
11. MS recommended becoming a futurist, clarify vision, encourage others to communicate their vision, engage others in how to make visions happen, speak positively and from the heart.
12. Connie Paul pointed out PALINET Leadership Forum
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