Author: angela
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Shift your team from complaining to taking positive actions
This coaching exercise can help your team focus on the things y’all can actually do to make your situation better and reclaim some agency
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Coaching as a critical librarianship practice
5 common narratives about leadership and counter-narratives based in concepts from critical librarianship.
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Coach v Mentor: when to choose which type of support
Distinguishing between coaching and mentoring as complementary ways to support professional development.
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Taking care of your own wellbeing is a critical leadership skill
Connecting bell hooks’ engaged pedagogy with critical leadership practices.
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Coaching as Critical Leadership Praxis on ACRLog
In this second post on coaching as a leadership skill for ACRLog, I discussed some of the common narratives that cause people to be reluctant to move into a leadership role. And then I examined some of the similarities between…
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Working toward constructive conflict resolutions
Let’s talk about how you manage conflict in your library, so that you can get to a constructive outcome instead of letting it fester and turn toxic
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Shush-Free Zone podcast
Empowering Library Leaders Through Coaching and Curiosity In March, I joined Dawn Brushammar to talk about my journey from academic librarian to leadership coach for library professionals. We discussed the importance of curiosity, the challenges of leadership, and how librarians…
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Exploring Coaching As a Leadership Skill on ACRLog
I wrote about some of the different ways the term “coaching” has been used in different leadership contexts, and introduced the definition from the International Coaching Federation. I also included a few examples of what an ICF-aligned approach to coaching…
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How coaching can help to protect your team from burnout
Developing a coaching approach to leadership can help to protect your team from burnout. Here are three ways that happens.
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A less stressful approach to holding team members accountable
Using a coaching approach to build a culture of accountability – including clear expectations, support, and clear consequences.
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Do you give nice or kind feedback?
Distinguishing between nice feedback that prioritizes your own need to avoid conflict and kind feedback that helps your team member develop.
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Team-building strategies that actually work
Effective team-building requires shared purpose and priorities. Before committing to your next team-building exercise, keep these 5 elements in mind.