Reality Always Wins -- In the Long Run
Reality may always win, but it's also true that (as Keynes put it) "in the long run we are all dead." So when do you intervene?
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_.
On Saying How Tired You Are: A Conversation with Myself
As a leader, how do you balance the need to show confidence and model energetic engagement with the need to show vulnerability and human openness? For me, the struggle to strike that balance takes the form of an internal dialogue like this.
Don’t Just Tell People “What” – Tell Them “Why”
Remember when you were a kid, and you asked your mom or dad why you had to do something, and the answer was “Because I said so”? Remember how much you hated that? Well, guess what: being a leader means you have the chance to do better.
Happy Thanksgiving to Those Who Celebrate!
You Have an Unlimited Fund of Something Highly Valuable. Want to Know What It Is?
Every library director is carrying around a bottomless bag of something that is highly valuable, but also of no direct use to him or her. Intrigued? (Confused?) Read on.
Five Awesome Things about Being a Library Leader
Sure, there are some sucky things about being a library leader. But the great things are pretty great. Here are five of them.