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- Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21st Century
SLA's competencies, although targeted at special librarians and info pros, are interesting reading for those in any library environment. A number of the areas covered require leadership competencies.
Lead the Way: Practical Leadership Skills for Librarians, by Valerie Nye
Although somewhat short and abrupt, this article lists a couple of the good qualities of library leaders.
- Leadership in the Library
A new blog focusing on leadership for school media specialists - worth watching to see where it might go.
- Professional Associations: Promoting Leadership In a Career - The Role of Professional Associations, by Barbara J. Glendenning and
James C. Gordon
Some good background here on what constitutes leadership, particularly for academic librarians, and a discussion of the role played by our professional associations. Includes useful citations for further reading.
- Self-Awareness: The Key to Leading Others, by Brian Gray
Various ways to do a self-analysis to identify your own leadership style, strengths, and weaknesses.
- The Shared Leadership Principle: Creating Leaders Throughout the
Organization, by Kathryn J. Deiss and Maureen Sullivan
Talks about the ways people can develop their skills both as leaders and as followers within libraries, and the interplay and necessity of each.
- Your Library's Future, by Paula Singer, Jeanne Goodrich, and Linda
Goldberg
Discusses the importance of succession planning and developing leadership skills on multiple levels.