A Training Program to Support Those Currently in Library Leadership Positions

Limited to 10 Participants

This fall Maxine Bleiweis—consultant, former library director, and recipient of the PLA Charles Robinson Award for Innovative Leadership in 2015—will lead her 3rd leadership cohort training group for SEFLIN designed to help you become the library manager you want to be. While you can get great information from books and classes, this event will give you something you can't get anywhere else—unique coaching and consultation tailored to you and your career as a library director

Bleiweis will be working with a group limited to only 10 individuals and will provide face-to-face training,  live online webinars and one-on-one consultations. This unique combination of small group support plus expert guidance will help shape your library management style and will help you instill confidence in you as a leader.

Major topics covered will include:

Personnel
Managing boards and city managers
Spotting trends
Leveraging your community for support
Taking care of yourself
Community leadership
Management styles

Participants will be asked to complete a confidential questionnaire prior to the first session to assist in informing the breadth and depth of the facilitator’s focus.

The facilitator will also schedule one-on-one consultations with each participant, at times convenient for both you and facilitator.

Maxine Bleiweis—consultant, former library director, and recipient of the PLA Charles Robinson Award for Innovative Leadership in 2015—will lead a personalized training series designed to help you become the library manager you want to be. While you can get great information from books and classes, this event will give you something you can't get anywhere else—unique coaching and consultation tailored to you and your career as a library leader.

Bleiweis will be working with a group limited to 8 individuals and will provide face-to-face training,  live online webinars and one-on-one consultations. This unique combination of small group support plus expert guidance will help shape your library management style and will help you instill confidence in you as a leader.

Training topics will include: Personnel; Managing boards and city managers; Spotting trends; Leveraging your community for support; Taking care of yourself; Community leadership; Management styles

Participants will be asked to complete a confidential questionnaire prior to the first session to assist in informing the breadth and depth of the training focus.  Ms. Bleiweis will also schedule one-on-one consultations with each participant, at times convenient for both you and she.

Training Schedule

September 2018 - Participants complete questionaire

Thursday, October 11, 2018, 9:30-1:00, Workshop at Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Campus Library, Dania Beach FL

Webinars - October 25, November 1, and November 8, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Eastern

Individual Consultations - Oct-Nov 2018 - to be scheduled by Ms. Bleiweis and each participant

Please make sure you can participate in all training events associated with this training program.