Five Sucky Things about Being a Library Leader
Leadership is a mixed bag of great things and not-so-great things. Today, five of the latter; on Thursday, five of the former.
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_.
Being an Introverted Leader
Being an introverted library leaders carries with it certain particular challenges. Here are some ideas for dealing with them.
Innovation, Part 2: Innovative Leadership Is Overrated. Innovative Middle Management Is Underrated.
Innovation that comes from within the organization is more likely to be successful, and to represent improvement, than innovation that comes from the top down.
For Library Directors: Leading the Library After an Election
Your library is more ideologically diverse than you think it is. In the wake of this bitter election season, here are three principles to help you work with that diversity.
Innovation, Part 1: Innovation is Value-Neutral
Innovation, like change more generally, is neither good nor bad in itself. The question is: does the innovation in question make things better?
The Farther You Are from a System, the Simpler it Looks
As your scope of authority – and therefore the opportunity to make high-handed decisions without input from others – increases, your ability to fully assess the implications of your decisions within the organization actually decreases.