Library Leadership Podcast host Adriane Juarez recently invited me to discuss my low-morale studies and how they can inform formal library leaders who want to improve their organization’s cultures, as well as some impact factors that may be influencing their own experiences. Listen to the episode.
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When it comes to the causes of low-morale, leadership is cited as a high quantitative and qualitative trigger. Quantitatively, participants highlight incompetent leaders as the problem; qualitatatively, participants highlight certain leadership styles as the problem. On the other hand, leadership is also a countermeasure for low-morale; those who practice it are more likely to regain a
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On Tuesday, December 7, I’ll be leading The Renewals Colloquium for Formal Libary Leaders at the Chief Officers of Library State Agencies’ (COSLA) Continuing Education Forum. COSLA is an independent organization of administrative leaders of state and territorial libraries (or the entity responsible for library development in those states/territories). Learn more about COSLA.
About three months ago, I led a The Renewals Presentation for Amigos Library Services, and I was invited back to offer The Renewals Colloquium. The Colloquium event was held virtually on November 1. This reports shares some attendee data generated from the event’s pre-work activities. Pre-Colloquium Questionnaire Highlights Library Type 67% Public library Represented areas
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Nataraj, Hampton, Matlin, and Meulemans discuss cites librarianship as bureaucracy and its overreliance on traditionally structured work practices, which are perceived as neutral but instead reinforce the Whiteness of the LIS field. The authors apply Critical Race Theory (CRT) to surface how bureaucratic practices negatively impact Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who work
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This is the second of a two-part report summarizing November 2, 2021 results of my ongoing survey on the impact of COVID-19 on ongoing low-morale experiences (UPDATE: This Data Collection Project is now closed. Request the final report). This second part centers qualitative data. Please view the first part focusing on quantitative data. Please share
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The following report reflects my goal to continue sharing data from my ongoing survey exploring how COVID-19 has impacted library employees who were already dealing with low-morale before the development of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. My last general quantitative and qualitative reports were offered in September 2020. (UPDATE: This Data Collection Project is
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