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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.
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Giving thanks in Lisbon
* I enjoyed writing this post just for fun so much that I started a separate blog to tell my story about moving to Portugal and talk about life here. Here’s the post where the story starts: Onde esta história…
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Set goals that matter to you, and then achieve them! (And help your team members do the same!)
6 steps to help your team members (and yourself!) set and achieve goals that matter.
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Return to the Librarian Linkover podcast
I talked with Lorene Kennard at the Librarian Linkover podcast again earlier this month! This time, we focused on how working with a coach can support your growth as a leader. Some of the topics we talked about included: Click…
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Train your brain to choose curiosity
The opportunity to focus on coaching for an extended period of time, learn from Angela as an expert and facilitator, and connect with colleagues who are also interested in leading with curiosity is a magical combination. ~Kim ❤️ We all…
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Mindful Academy podcast
I joined Jennifer Askey at the Mindful Academy podcast to talk about leadership coaching and the overlap between libraries and higher ed. What you’ll learn in this episode: Click through to listen on the website or check it out wherever you…
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Katina Magazine: What a Professional Coach Brings to the Library
I recently wrote a short informational article for Katina Magazine about what coaching is (and isn’t), how to select a great coach for you, and how to find coaches who specialize in working with library folks. Click through to read…
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Here are a few small ways you can practice using a coaching approach during hectic times
Strategies for using a coaching approach as a leader when you feel like you don’t have time for coaching.
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Hiring Librarians podcast
I joined Emily Weak at the Hiring Librarians podcast in August to talk about how libraries can do a better job of setting new leaders up for success. And how you can set yourself up for success in a new…
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Giving feedback using a coaching approach
This week, I’m fully focusing on the Lead With Curiosity jumpstart week plus keeping up with the discussion forums in Coaching as a Leadership Skill at Library Juice Academy. I was thinking about taking a week off, but then I…
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5 ways to ask better coaching questions
These are the most common areas for improvement that I see from managers when they practice asking effective coaching questions
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“Why does a library leader need coaching skills as professional development?”
I had a whole draft ready to go for you today about common ways to improve your coaching questions, but then someone sent in a question that preempted that! So you can look forward to a discussion of coaching questions…