Take a Leader's Pay, Do a Leader's Work
A leader can't let herself get locked into the false choice between bulldozing over resistant staff and letting staff resistance prevent necessary change.
Rick Anderson
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_.
Workflow Management Part 2: Externalize Authority
In a healthy library, authority over workflows and standards is vested in policy-based documents, not in individual employees.
Workflow Management Part 1: Internalize Complexity
The (Mixed) Blessing of Austerity
It may seem counterintuitive, but when you have no money at all, you can safely express support for every proposal and initiative. It's when you have _some_ money that things get really tough.
The Hubris of Humility
Saying "I won't make any changes for the first year of my tenure as leader" isn't humility -- it's hubris.
The Important Distinction Between “Simple” and “Easy”
The words "simple" and "easy" are not synonyms. Leaders who don't keep the difference between them in mind are more likely to make serious strategic errors.