The No-nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Team Working

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-78330-397-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten

This book provides a straight forward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and team working in contemporary library and information services.

Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in team work, management and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples

and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values and practices that make for good leadership and management.

The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Team Working is a book that a new or aspiring manager or team leader will use to guide them through the first few years in their new role. It will also provide guidance and support to new or aspiring directors of library services and help them to navigate their way through decision making and problem solving at senior levels.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allan, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Leadership, management and team work today 2 Getting started 3 Working in the senior team 4 Confident leadership and management 5 Leading and managing your team 6 Managing the work 7 Project management 8 Introducing and managing change 9 Communications 10 The people side of management 11 Managing and leading complex teams 12 Managing money 13 Personal and professional development

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Allan is an author and trainer. Her background includes managing workplace and academic libraries. She has spent many years working in business schools where her focus was on enhancing learning, teaching and the student experience, and the internationalization and employability agendas.