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Managing in the middle [electronic resource] : the librarian's handbook / edited by Robert Farrell and Kenneth Schlesinger.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- ALA guides for the busy librarian
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Library administrators.
- Communication in library administration.
- Middle managers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : ALA Editions, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Being a middle manager can be a difficult job, but the range of perspectives in this book offer strategies and tips to make it easier.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Middle Management 101; 1: It's a Job, Not a Reward!; 2: Stepping Right into the Middle of . . .; 3: Testing the Waters; 4: Learning the Ropes; 5: Is an MBA a Good Choice for Middle Management Librarians?; 6: Expertise, Influence, and Magical Thinking; 7: Business Books for the Library Middle Manager; 8: Rethinking Interpersonal Communication for Managers; 9: The Middle in the Middle; 10: Horizontal Communication; 11: Feeling Good in the Middle; 12: Top Communication Rules for Effective Library Management; Part II: THE MIDDLE GROUND
- 13: Formal and InformalCommunication in Meetings14: The Power of Un; 15: Checklist for Productivity; 16: Procrastination and Willpower; 17: The Critical Path for Middle Managers; 18: Supervision; 19: Firm but Fair; 20: Performance Management; 21: Performance Improvement; 22: Consult Me First; 23: Managing Perceptions; 24: Surviving Layoffs; 25: The Poor Administrator and You; 26: Coping with Reorganization; Part III: EMPOWERMENT; 27: The Self-Determined Middle Manager; 28: Developing Leaders; 29: Being an Entrepreneurial Leader; 30: Managing Change; 31: The Need for Middle Managers
- 32: Building Strong Middle Manager/Paralibrarian Relationships33: Moving Up the Ranks and Back Again; 34: Working with the Plateaued Employee; 35: Taking Risks and Letting Go, Creating and Coaching Teams; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-8389-9637-X
- OCLC:
- 842909509
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