Rick Anderson is University Librarian of Brigham Young University, a "chef" at The Scholarly Kitchen, and the author of several books, including _Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know_.
You won't get an increased budget because you're essential. You'll get an increased budget because the administration knows that increasing your budget will help the university achieve its strategic goals.
Don't let your budget get cut because your boss doesn't understand what the library does or how it contributes to campus priorities.
Sometimes the best way to defend your staff's interests is not to go to bat for them.
You're a mission-driven organization? Congratulations. That means you _really_ need to know how many beans you have.
As leaders, all of our actions have consequences. Many of them are unintended. How do we plan for that?
"It's a slippery slope..." is too often an excuse used by leaders who don't want to do the hard work of leading by principle and/or making difficult judgement calls.
