Date & Time
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Wednesday, April 8
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9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.
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Location
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| Cuyahoga County Public Library |
| Administration Building |
| 2111 Snow Road |
Parma, OH
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Registration
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| $60 |
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CAMLS libraries
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| $90 |
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Non-library staff from member's organizations
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| $120 |
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Non-members
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Fee includes materials and coffee
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Deadline: Wednesday, April 1
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Limit: 40
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As the library workplace contrives to change and as library users expect new and more innovative services and programs, library staff are expected to think and act in new ways. The ability to experiment and take risks is becoming a critical competency for staff. This workshop will help prepare participants to develop this ability.
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| Speaker |
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| Maureen Sullivan is an organizational consultant specializing in libraries. She has 17 years of experience in training, developing and educating leaders in librarianship. Maureen has consulted with a variety of libraries in the areas of organizational change, strategic planning, leadership development, staff development, learning organizations and organizational redesigns. |
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| Intended Audience |
| Those who want to learn how to take risks and improve their ability to work in the ever-changing library workplace. |
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Benefits
- Understand what is involved in risk taking
- Identify barriers to risk taking in libraries
- Assess your preferences for taking risks
- Learn how to increase your willingness to take risks and experiment
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Course Content
- What is risk taking
- Key elements in risk taking
- Personal Assessment of risk taking tendencies
- Techniques for learning to take risks
- What libraries can do to support experimentation and risk taking
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