Leadership 2012 Agenda Introduce workshop Introductions of all - PDF document

Library Science Program Leadership 2012

Agenda • Introduce workshop • Introductions of all – your name, where you work, what you hope to achieve/learn by your participation in this session.

Goal • With everyone’s participation we will be able to work together to harness the wealth of resources in this room: knowledge, experience, skills and intellectual capacity of all of us to further promote Librarianship.

Challenge of Change

Stand By Your Quote

Suggested Traits for Leaders

Suggested Traits for Leaders • Leaders are recognized by their capacity for caring for others, clear communication, and a commitment to persist. • Leadership can be defined as one's ability to get others to willingly follow. • Every organization needs leaders at every level.

Leadership Definition • A leader is a person who influences a group of people towards a specific result. It is not dependent on title or formal authority. (Elevos, paraphrased from Leaders, Bennis, and Leadership Presence, Halpern & Lubar.) Ogbonnia (2007) defines an effective leader "as an individual with the capacity to consistently succeed in a given condition and be viewed as meeting the expectations of an organization or society."

TAAAC LSP Leadership Example Addis Ababa 2011…

Styles of Leadership • Participative • Transactional • Transformational • Situational

Participative Leadership • Style of leadership in which the leader involves subordinates in goal setting, problem solving, team building etc, but retains the final decision making authority References: • Lewin’s leadership styles • Likert’s leadership styles

Transactional Leadership • Style of leadership that is based on the setting of clear objectives and goals for the followers as well as the use of either punishments or rewards in order to encourage compliance with these goals References: • Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Transformational Leadership • Style of leadership in which the leader identifies the needed change, creates a vision to guide change through inspiration, and executes the change with the commitment of the group References: • Bass’s transformational leadership theory • Burns’s transformational leadership theory • Kouzes and Posner’s leadership participation inventory

Situational Leadership • A theory of leadership that proposes that leaders change their leadership styles based on who they are leading References: • Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership • Vroom and Yetton’s normative model • House’s path-goal theory of leadership

Situational Leadership Theory • Developed in the US in the early 1980’s by Ken Blanchard • Fundamental underpinning is that there is no single “best” style of leadership • Effective leadership is task relevant

Quick Summary • Participative – Delegating and supporting • Transactional – Directing • Transformational – Coaching • Situational – This model is about making you more effective as a leader

(exercise 3) List of leadership qualities Preface each quality with the statement “I am…”: • Professionally competent • A motivator, coach, mentor, good listener; a facilitator • Visionary • Responsible • Passionate • Persistent; I have perseverance and • Empathetic resolve • Ethical; I have personal integrity • Decisive • Self-aware • Strategic • Trustworthy • Active in my profession • An effective communicator • Fair • Values-driven • Politically astute • Curious, inquisitive • Inspiring • Proactive; I take initiative • Willing to share power • Daring; risk-taking • Results oriented • Discreet; I keep confidences • Generous • A change agent • An effective and fair negotiator • Aligned with institutional • Consistent in interaction with objectives subordinates

Differences Between Being a Manager and Leader Managers and administrators have strong organizational, time management, interpersonal, and financial skills. • The manager administers; the leader innovates. • The manager is a copy; the leader is an original. • The manager maintains; the leader develops. • The manager focuses on systems and structure; the leader focuses on people. • The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust. • The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. • The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. • The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. • The manager imitates, the leader originates. • The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. • The manager is the classic good soldier; the leader is his own person. • The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing. __________________________________________________________ W. Bennis. Managing the dream: Leadership in the 21st century. The Antioch Review . 1991 Winter; 49(1):22.

Case Study SIRSI • (key elements to consider as a leader to implement a successful project)

Detail a Case Group Work • Key elements

Exercise 4 Rate your Leadership Ability • And your next steps

LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION RESOURCE LIST Books • Bennis, W. (2003). On becoming a leader . Rev.ed. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. • Bennis, W. (1997). Organizing genius: the secrets of creative collaboration . Boston: Addison Wesley Longman. • Covey, S.R. (1992). Principle-centered leadership . New York: Fireside. • Evans, G.E. & Ward, P.L. (2007) Leadership basics for librarians and information professionals. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. • Goleman, D. (2002). Primal leadership: realizing the power of emotional intelligence . Boston : Harvard Business School Press. • Hernon, P. & Cohen, A. (1997). Making a difference: leadership and academic libraries . Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. • Kotter, J.P. (1990). A force for change: how leadership differs from management . New York: Free Press. • Kouzes, J.M. & Posner, B.Z. (2003). The leadership challenge . 4th ed. San Francisco: Wiley & Sons. • Roberts, S. & Rowley, J. (2008). Leadership: the challenge for the information profession . London: Facet Publishing. Websites • Steven Covey www.stevencovey.com • Ken Blanchard www.kenblanchard.com • Tom Peters www.tompeters.com • Harvard Business Reviews http://hbr.org/search/Leadership Journal articles • McMenemy, D. (2008). “Or you got it or you ain’t”: the nature of leadership in libraries. Library Review, 57 (4), 265-268. • Rockman, I.F. (2004). Leadership for today and tomorrow in health sciences librarianship. Reference Services Revie w, 32 (1), 8. • Sutton, A. & Booth, A. (2011). What type of leader am I?: a training needs analysis of health library and information managers. Health Information and Libraries Journal , 29 , 39-46 Library and Academic Leadership Programs • American Library Association • Library Leadership Training Resources • http://www.ala.org/offices/hrdr/abouthrdr/hrdrliaisoncomm/otld/leadershiptraining • Medical Library Association • Leadership and Management Section • http://www.mlanet.org/sections/sections.html