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Posted By Julie Phillips Nov 03, 2020 05:07 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Dialogue with Directors Interest Group
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Congratulations, Kellie! I'm still a fairly new director myself, but a couple things stand out quickly: 1. Spend the first 6 months learning your new environment and building relationships (internal and external). No matter how many ideas you have or how many changes need to be implemented, be patient ...
Posted By Julie Phillips Jan 10, 2020 06:45 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Leaders and Managers Interest Group
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What an exciting challenge, Hillary! I'm also adjusting from urban to rural, with new responsibilities and no familiar confidante to bounce ideas off. It's a learning curve starting out, and you're likely to feel left out to dry sometimes - but you'll love it, and I've found that a change of scene really ...
Posted By Julie Phillips Jan 07, 2020 04:36 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Leaders and Managers Interest Group
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Thank you, Mary Jo! I love how you creatively reorganized to divvy up responsibilities in teams; that has to be a great way to increase consistency across locations. I'd seriously like to look at a model similar to that here! I have to admit, I miss my assistant manager from my previous job as a branch ...
Posted By Julie Phillips Jan 07, 2020 03:43 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Leaders and Managers Interest Group
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Great to know I'm not the only one who struggles with a dual role! I'm glad you finally got a branch manager to take that part off your plate. I'm definitely feeling like I need to clone myself or . . . something. It's a definite challenge to take care of the day-to-day branch minutiae while trying to ...
Posted By Julie Phillips Jan 07, 2020 03:37 PM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Leaders and Managers Interest Group
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Thanks, Erik! You hit the nail on the head - the two roles definitely require different priorities and activities, and the "management" side has a way of just taking over my day no matter how hard I try to focus on the "director" aspects. The previous library director focused almost entirely on management, ...
Posted By Julie Phillips Jan 02, 2020 08:53 AM
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Love this new discussion group! I'm the director of a 4-branch public library system in Botetourt County, VA (population 33,000), and I also serve as branch manager of the headquarters branch. I've been in the role since June 2019, so I'm still figuring out how to use my time most effectively. I'd be ...