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Everyone’s A Leader Looking for Leaders in All the Right Places

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Everyone’s A Leader

Looking for Leaders in All the Right Places

5 Starred Points

Why We Did It

• Support leadership development

-Opportunity for all staff

• Instill confidence-Commitment to growing leaders

-Risk taking OK

Why We Did It

• Gift from the library-Time for self-exploration and leadership

development

-A fun day to get away, meet people, learn and grow.

“I have a new sense of the library caring about its employees.”

Why We Did It

• Recognize all staff as leaders

• Sense of Belonging

• Develop facilitation skills-26 facilitators selected

• Dual role – participants and trainers

How We Made it Happen

• Train the Trainers-Facilitator Training

• Group dynamics and facilitation

• Hands on practice -Facilitator Toolkit

• Talking points, handouts, markers, flipchart pads, modeling clay

Train the Trainers

• 13 Facilitator Teams trained in group dynamics and facilitation

• Hands on practice presenting workshop

• Facilitator Toolkit

•12 volunteers

•Diverse team–Experience–Strengths

•Detail keepers•Big picture thinkers

Leadership TrainingDesign Team

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

• Previous Experience & Training– Consultant Training– Leadership Academy – State Library– Workplace leadership training

Specialize the Wheel

• P.I.E.

• Focused exercises

• Leadership from all angles

• Thoughtful consideration– Participants– Facilitators

• Anticipate & Resolve concerns

Scheduling and Logistics

• A variety of geographical locations.

• Days/times that didn’t conflict with existing team meetings.

Scheduling and LogisticsLocation, Location, Location

Scheduling and LogisticsLots of options and lots of advanced notice.

“I realized I can be a leader in every aspect of my life.”

Our Leadership ProgramExploring Leadership:

Discover participants’ thoughts about leaders and leadership.

Would their perspectives change as a result of our program?

Our Leadership ProgramExploring Leadership:

• What does it mean to be a leader?– Independent initial thoughts

• Leadership quotes– Discuss quotes about leadership in small groups

and share with large group.

• Create a leader– Group activity

Our Leadership ProgramDefining Leadership:

Shift focus from leader as a position to leader as a behavior. It’s not about what role you play in the organization, it’s about vision and motivation.

Our Leadership ProgramDefining Leadership:

• Library LeadersIdentify leaders within the library

• Leader – Manager – Supervisor Define roles of different positions

• Assessing Ourselves as LeadersIdentify “leadership actions” and rate self

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Our Leadership ProgramMotivating:

Explore what motivates the participants and how they can think of leadership in terms of motivating others.

“People commit to participate in projects based on their enthusiasm, interests and what they consider important”

Our Leadership ProgramMotivating

• Color Exercise– Personality types and the ways they work

• What Motivates You?– Identify motivations based on past activities

• Recognition– How to motivate by recognizing contributions

Our Leadership Program`Empowering:

Explore how to empower ourselves and each other

“A good leader empowers a team so they commit more fully and contribute more readily.”

Our Leadership ProgramEmpowering

• What do you need to find your voice?– Identify what we need to feel empowered and ways

to empower others

• Leadership practices and commitments– 5 commitments, 10 best practices

“Anyone can be a leader and influence those in their sphere.”

Color Exercise

• Why a Color Exercise anyway?

• HR Training Session– Real world examples

• Why was the exercise effective? – Identify motivators in self, co-workers and staff– Increased communication, cohesion and empathy– Internal customer service– Empowerment