Transitioning to a new role issues, best practices, and managing expectations
Presenters Christine Katherine Olivia Ivey Dulaney Simpson Director of Technical Public Affairs Librarian Director of Strategy Services and Communication
Tell us about yourselves. Are you… • Actively looking for a new job? • Have a job offer in hand but haven’t started it yet? • Started a new job? • Thinking about starting a job search?
What kind of job are you seeking or starting? • Entry-level? • First time manager? • Senior manager? • I’ll take anything.
What do you most want from your new job? • New colleagues • New skills • Better perks – salary, benefits, commute • Career advancement • Geographic change
Starting my new job today! Image of NY Public Library www.all-that-is-interesting.com/mankinds-greatest-libraries/3 Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, from Wikipedia.com
onboarding What can I expect in my first month? What does on- boarding even mean?
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onboarding culture What will the culture be like? How will I figure it out?
onboarding culture What is the most important aspect of workplace culture • Collegiality • Tolerance of risk • Formal vs. informal workplace • Open communication • Encouragement of innovation
The culture is great here!
onboarding culture Or……
Or……
onboarding They have a unique way culture of getting things done – meetings are…interesting
onboarding culture I’m still getting to know my team – I don’t yet have a good feel for what they are really like
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onboarding culture Stabilization Nicholson and West’s 4 Stage Transition Cycle
onboarding culture Observe. And be patient…
onboarding culture relationships How do I get off on the right foot with the people who work here?
Then there’s the boss…
onboarding culture relationships
onboarding onboarding onboarding culture culture culture relationships relationships relationships Reality-check Uh oh…did I make a mistake?
onboarding culture Have you ever relationships started a new job Reality-check but quickly discovered it was not right for you?
onboarding It’s not exactly what I culture expected relationships Reality-check
onboarding Fire!! culture relationships Reality-check
onboarding culture relationships Hmmmm …. Is this Reality-check going to bite me?
Questions? Christine Dulaney - cdulaney@american.edu Olivia Ivey – oivey@american.edu Katherine Simpson – mirch@american.edu
Journal Articles, Blogs, and Polls Matthews, Catherine J. “Becoming a Chief Librarian: An Analysis of Transition Stages in Academic Library Leadership.” Library Trends 50.4 (2002): 578 – 602. This article is written from the point of view of a new chief librarian in an academic setting, but there’s value here for any librarian taking on a new job. Matthews explores organizational development theories and makes them relevant to the library setting. Salter, Anastasia. “Open Thread Wednesday: Tips for a New Campus.” The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs: ProfHacker . N.p., 20 Aug. 2014. Web. 21 Aug. 2014. A quick and casual read, this blog post is aimed at academics. Take the points that are relevant to your environment and leave the rest. “Gallup Employee Engagement Center.” https://q12.gallup.com/. The Gallup Q12 survey is a fascinating tool. Use “Gallup Q12” as a search term in any database with employee engagment literature and you’ll find many fascinating results.
Books on Organizational Development Theory - Each referenced in the presentation Deal, Terrence E., and Allan A. Kennedy. Corporate Cultures: The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life . Reading, Mass.: Addison- Wesley Pub. Co., 1982. Print. Includes “how things get done around here” as definition of corporate culture. Johnson, Gerry., and Kevan. Scholes. Exploring Corporate Strategy . London; New York: Prentice Hall Europe, 1999. Print. Defines workplace culture through rituals, stories, myths, power, and organizational structure
Books on Organizational Development Theory - Each referenced in the presentation Kotter, John P., and James L. Heskett. Corporate Culture and Performance . New York; Toronto; New York: Free Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. Print. Janis, Irving L. Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes . Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Print.
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