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Managing in the middle : the librarian's handbook / edited by Robert Farrell and Kenneth Schlesinger.
| Other author | Farrell, Robert (Professor), editor. |
| Other author | Schlesinger, Kenneth editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013. |
| Description | xii, 175 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | ALA guides for the busy librarian ALA guides for the busy librarian. ^A1004276 |
| Contents | It's a job, not a reward! / Gayle Hornaday -- Stepping right into the middle of-- / Anne C. Barnhart -- Testing the waters : creative role playing for management success ; Learning the ropes : LIS and professional training is not enough / Amanda Lea Folk -- Is an MBA a good choice for middle management librarians? / Elizabeth O'Brien -- Expertise, influence, and magical thinking : interviews with middle managers / Melissa Laning and Neal Nixon -- Business books for the library middle manager : an annotated bibliography / Joe C. Clark -- Rethinking interpersonal communication for managers / Marie L. Radford -- The middle in the middle : maintaining your sanity while mediating conflict / Amanda Lea Folk -- Horizontal communication : social networking in the middle / Nancy J. Kress -- Feeling good in the middle : emotional intelligence at work / Robert Farrell -- Top communication rules for effective library management / Louis Howley, Kathryn Bock Plunkett, and Nicole Sump-Crethar -- Formal and informal communication in meetings / Robin L. Ewing -- The power of un / Maureen Diana Sasso -- Checklist for productivity ; Procrastination and willpower / Samantha Schmehl Hines -- The critical path for middle managers : a project management technique for librarians / Dorothy A. Mays -- Supervision / Debbie Schachter -- Firm, but fair : dealing with problem employees / Cees-Jan de Jong -- Performance management : making difficult conversations easy and managing soft skills / Robert Barr -- Performance improvement : an overview for middle managers / Barbara Petersohn -- Consult me first : building consultative relationships between top-level and mid-level library managers / Jeffrey A. Franks -- Managing perceptions / Liza Weisbrod -- Surviving layoffs / Curt Friehs -- The poor administrator and you : survival tips for the mid-level manager / Jeffrey A. Franks -- Coping with reorganization : an Interview with Sally Decker Smith -- The self-determined middle manager / Kristine Condic -- Developing leaders / Debbie Schachter -- Being an entrepreneurial leader / Jennifer Rowley -- Managing change : a reading guide for today's middle manager / Keith Phelan Gorman and Joe M. Williams -- The need for middle managers : turning today's new librarians into tomorrow's leaders / Bernadine Goldman -- Building strong middle manager/paralibrarian relationships : middle managers as mentors / Allison Sloan -- Moving up the ranks and back again : lessons learned as an interim library director / Elisabeth Tappeiner -- Working with the plateaued employee / Janet Butler Munch -- Taking risks and letting go, creating and coaching teams : an interview with John Lubans. |
| Local note | Little-358499--3051310638681 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012027380 |
| ISBN | 9780838911617 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0838911617 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Z682.4.A34 M36 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |