The Success of Failure
Why do we fear failure? In order to succeed, rewrite the notion that failure is a negative outcome. By understanding the benefits of failure, leadership can begin to construct plans for future success. Participants will define what failure means to them and...
Why You Need a Mentor (or Why You Should Be One)
You’ve probably heard that having a mentor can help your career. But how do you even get a mentor? And what do you do with a mentor once you find one? And while you probably have people in your life you consider role models, maybe you don't think you're ready to...
Harnessing the Power of Kindness and Gratitude to Build Relationships at Work and in Your Personal Life
Have you ever wondered why some teams are highly productive, creative, and innovative while other teams with similar levels of talent and experience seem to be stuck in neutral? Science has shown that people who practice gratitude in their lives show an...
Leadership Redefined: Ownership Engagement Results
Competitive, challenging and constantly shifting – that is today’s marketplace! It calls for a new style of leader. One that has the ability to see the big picture. Understand external trends. Implement strategy with one-hand tied behind your back. To succeed...
The Ten Behavioral Questions to Ask to Prevent a Bad Hire
The risks and rewards of hiring the best employees for your organization may never be greater than it is today. The interview process is the vital part of the hiring process to cement the hiring of the right person, not the right resume and wrong person....
Becoming a Better Listener at Work
Communication is more important than ever in our super-speed, high-tech world, yet we seem to devote less and less time to genuinely listening to one another.True listening is often overlooked, even though it is proven to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and...
Writing Effective Email
Have you been on the receiving end of an email with an endless, useless recipient list? Have you struggled through the overlong, cryptic prose and twisted logic of an email only to realize you have received a message whose business does not concern you? Have work...
LinkedIn: Going Beyond the Job Search
You may not be in LinkedIn, thinking it’s only for people looking for a job. But this social media platform is about much more than just careers. As of October 2018, LinkedIn had 590 million registered members in 200 countries, out of which more than 250 Million are...
A Roadmap for Managing Conversations in Multiple Formats
The phone on your desk is ringing—as is your cellphone—and your tablet is producing alerts requiring your attention. You have several people patiently—or impatiently—waiting for face-to-face assistance. Text and email messages are piling up. And now you’re receiving...
The Give and Take of Criticism
Giving and receiving criticism are two sides of the same coin: Improve workplace productivity and build healthy workplace relationships by means of precise communication during civil conversations. Sometimes, by necessity, the message is not positive, but it can be...
Efficient Librarian – From Inbox to Done: The Simple Steps to Successful Workflow
Are your inboxes overflowing? Does work spill out onto every available surface? Do you want complete more in less time while making it look effortless? In this webinar, you will learn the best practices for workflow management inspired by internationally recognized...
How to Create a Vision Board to Help You Realize Your Dreams
Visualization is a powerful mind exercise that can help you plan and achieve goals. A vision board, as a tangible representation of what you want to achieve in your life, plays a vital role in this effort.This Webinar provides you with a roadmap to help you to create...
Getting Comfortable with Saying “No” at Work
Most of us are comfortable saying “yes” to a request from a boss, co- worker or customer. “Yes” when asked to take on a new project or task, more responsibility and even a promotion opportunity.And many of us say “yes”, when we should say “no”. No, you’re too busy,...
Negotiating Skills: Standing Up for Yourself When Asking for a Raise or Promotion
As helping professionals, librarians often put the needs of others first. But there is always a time and place to stand up for your own personal development and compensation. How do you know when it’s time to ask, and how do you present your case? We’ll dive...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – A Refresher
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen Covey. Dr. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles....
Using the ADDIE Model for Creating Library Training Sessions
The ADDIE model is a framework used within the field of instructional design to guide the creation of instruction. The framework is comprised of five core components: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Each of the five...
Creating Authentic Relationships
Authenticity leads to understanding, a sense of community and mutual value. The dynamics of team environments can make it seem very challenging to create authentic relationships. The need to look good, get noticed for our work and ideas, be politically correct,...
A Dozen Ways to Be Thankful Every Day of the Year
The Holiday Season is a powerful opportunity to focus on giving thanks for everything and everyone in our lives. The Thanksgiving Holiday is a cherished time, in part because we are surrounded by people we love and who love us, and we are visibly reminded...
Surviving an Emotionally Toxic Workplace
Are you feeling Frustrated? Exhausted? – trying to deal with all the emotions that swirl around in your workplace. Feeling like you just don’t know what to do?Sometimes it’s the same person you have to deal with day in and day out – you feel overwhelmed and just want...
20 Stress Management Tools for the Holidays in 60 Minutes
We all know that the holiday season can be busy, stressful and overwhelming. While you can’t make that stress completely disappear like Black Friday deals, you can learn how to manage it and keep your calm in the middle of the holiday chaos. In this session, you will...