It’s Renewals’ four-year anniversary (yesterday also marked the four-year anniversary of Renewers – Renewals’ connected Facebook community, and the second-year anniversary of Renewals’ Twitter and Instagram accounts). This update also finds us heading into a third year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, Renewals’ communities have grown, its mission has been clarified, research has been published,Continue reading “Four Years Up”
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Report: The Renewal Colloquia for Massachusetts Library System (October 2021)
Earlier this month I led two Renewal Colloquia for the Massachusetts Library System. The events were a follow-up from the September 2021 Renewal Presentation event I led for the same group. One session was for library employees; and the second was for formal library leaders. There was a waitlist for the latter session. Event attendeesContinue reading “Report: The Renewal Colloquia for Massachusetts Library System (October 2021)”
Report: The Renewal Presentation for Massachusetts Library System (September 2021)
In late September, I was hosted virtually by the Massachusetts Library System – I led an online Renewal Presentation event for the membership, sharing the data from my low-morale studies. The event was recorded for Massachusetts Library System members for them to prepare for the subsequent Renewal Colloquia, which are slated for October 6. BeforeContinue reading “Report: The Renewal Presentation for Massachusetts Library System (September 2021)”
Reserved: The Renewal Presentation and Colloquia @Massachusetts Library System (September and October 2021)
In September and October, I’ll be leading a Renewal Presentation and two Renewal Colloquia for the Massachusetts Library System. The Renewal Presentation, happening on September 22 at 10AM, will focus on selected data from my low morale studies and provide some context for the subsequent Colloquia. I hope you’ll register and attend the presentation (itContinue reading “Reserved: The Renewal Presentation and Colloquia @Massachusetts Library System (September and October 2021)”
Renewals Reach: Performance management in libraries
Kelly Jo Woodside, a consultant with the Massachusetts Library System, offers a short presentation on how (in)consistent communication impacts performance management. She notes the experiential definition of low morale (Kendrick 2017), discusses the different approaches to employee feedback and development methodologies, and offers context of common, but overlooked human responses to change in library organizations. Continue reading “Renewals Reach: Performance management in libraries”