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Executive Director's Blog: On Self-Doubt

In the course of my career I’ve encountered many professionals who struggle with self-doubt.  Peers, direct reports, mentees, friends in other fields.  Over time I noticed that the brighter and more...

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Executive Director's Blog: New Year’s Resolutions

Wouldn’t it be great if you could choose someone else’s New Year’s resolutions?  You could get your boss to try being nicer and more supportive, your kids to earn better grades, your dogs to stop...

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Executive Director's Blog: Building a Great Team, Part One

Finding the Best TalentIn my previous role, I was given the opportunity to build my first team.  I inherited a team of three and, as our team’s services became more popular, I grew the team to 22....

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Executive Director's Blog: Building a Great Team, Part Two

The New Manager’s Survival GuideThis is the second in a series of posts on how to build a great team.Little can prepare you for being a new manager.  You can read books on it, talk to seasoned...

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Executive Director's Blog: Building a Great Team, Part Three

Performance Reviews:  The bad and the goodThis is the third in a series of posts on how to build a great team.For many, this is performance review season, the annual ceremony that direct reports fear...

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Executive Director's Blog: Guest post by Andrew Pace

Editor’s Note:  I am pleased to share the NC LIVE blog spotlight with guest blogger Andrew Pace.  Andrew and I worked together at OCLC and, during that time, I was continually impressed by Andrew’s...

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Executive Director's Blog: Discovery from the Outside In

Author’s Note:  Last week Serials Review published an article I wrote this spring about library consumer expectations, popular services in other industries, and the art of trendspotting.  The final...

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Executive Director's Blog: Consensus, Conflict and the Leader’s Responsibility

Consensus, Conflict and the Leader’s ResponsibilityOrganizations that overemphasize consensus drive out talent, underperform, and lose money, all the while maintaining a harmonious facade.  Walking the...

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Executive Director's Blog: Advice for Working with Vendors

Advice for Working with VendorsAlthough librarians and vendors have shared a symbiotic relationship for as long as libraries have existed, there seems to be an unhealthy and unnecessary level of time...

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Executive Director's Blog: On Stewardship

On StewardshipOur TruthsRecently I began mentoring a talented librarian in the early-middle stage of her career.  During our first meeting, I began to pick up on her professional values, beliefs and...

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