Session Description:
Are you or your colleagues experiencing change fatigue? Is your library stretched so thin with operational needs that leading change falls to the bottom of the list? Do you wrestle with integrating equity and inclusion into your librarys core strategic goals? Are you looking for more than a workshop to help build organizational capacity for change? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. This session will preview Be the Change: An Integrative Program for Personal and Professional Transformation, a new program for academic libraries and people who work in them. Participants will be introduced to new ways of thinking about and approach to personal and organizational change. DeEtta Jones and Associates brings decades of experience supporting academic libraries professional development needs. From the Library Managements Skills Institutes (LMSIs) to strategic planning and organizational culture-building, we have been trusted advisors and partners. We have also received many requests for professional development that builds upon the LMSIs and provides scalable and sustainable tools for organizational change. Be the Change is designed built upon the assumption that personal well-being expands ones ability to be effective professionals and change leaders. Participants in this session will leave with tools for immediate application and sharing.
