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Become the kind of library manager who transforms teams, not just tasks.
Join Library Management Skills Institute 1: The Manager — the leadership course reshaped for today’s fast-changing library world.
Why this workshop?
LMSI 1: The Manager is the foundational leadership development workshop many library managers call "seminal" in the field. Rooted in decades of practice, refreshed with modern theory in emotional intelligence, cultural competence, and facilitative leadership, this virtual institute is built for busy professionals like you who need real tools—not just ideas.
If you want to lead with clarity, empower others, build inclusive decision-making, and give feedback in ways that grow trust and minimize resistance, this is your first stop.
What you'll learn
After completing LMSI 1, you will be able to:
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Lead with empathy, self-awareness, and cultural competence
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Adapt your approach by recognizing behavioral preferences (yours and your team’s)
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Design and facilitate effective, inclusive meetings and group work
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Use participatory decision-making strategies that engage your team and clarify processes
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Motivate others through good job design and understanding what drives performance
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Give constructive feedback and foster performance expectations with less resistance
| Session | Focus & Highlights |
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| Session 1 | Navigating your evolving identity as a manager; building emotional intelligence, cultural competence, self-awareness; using neuroscience & appreciative inquiry to support your team. |
| Session 2 | Understanding behavioral preferences; the role of strategy, structure, culture; exploring power, influence, and how to share it. |
| Session 3 | Tools & methods for participatory decision-making; helping others solve problems while you support; tapping into intrinsic motivation using principles of motivation/job design. |
| Session 4 | Meeting design & facilitation frameworks; giving & receiving feedback that builds commitment, not resistance; coaching models for clear performance expectations. |
This workshop is ideal for library managers and aspiring managers, especially those who:
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Want to lead teams in ways that are inclusive, trust-based, and sustainable
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Find themselves navigating changing roles, new responsibilities, or cultural shifts
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Need to improve how they give feedback, run meetings, and foster team motivation
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Are both individuals and organizations looking to build a coherent leadership culture across their team or system
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Interactive virtual sessions with proven frameworks, exercises, and reflection
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Tools, templates, facilitation & meeting design resources you can use right away
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Self-assessment & peer learning—you’ll explore behavioral preferences, role contexts, etc.
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Practice opportunities in giving feedback, decision-making, meeting facilitation
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Ongoing community / peer interaction, depending on cohort format
- Format: Virtual workshop (four sessions)
- Duration: 3 weeks
- Price: $900 per participant
- Group/Organizational Registration: Discounts available for groups.
Take the First Step
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel—build your leadership muscles around accountability, clarity and long-term trust. Join LMSI 1: The Manager, and lead from a foundation of strength and awareness.