Managing in the middle [[electronic resource] ] : the librarian's handbook / / edited by Robert Farrell and Kenneth Schlesinger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786995303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, Ill., : ALA Editions, c2013
• ISBN: 0-8389-9637-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Collana: ALA guides for the busy librarian
• Altri autori (Persone): FarrellRobert (Professor); SchlesingerKenneth
• Disciplina: 025.1
• Soggetti: Library administrators; Communication in library administration; Middle managers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Middle Management 101; 1: It's a Job, Not a Reward!; 2: Stepping Right into the Middle of . . .; 3: Testing the Waters; 4: Learning the Ropes; 5: Is an MBA a Good Choice for Middle Management Librarians?; 6: Expertise, Influence, and Magical Thinking; 7: Business Books for the Library Middle Manager; 8: Rethinking Interpersonal Communication for Managers; 9: The Middle in the Middle; 10: Horizontal Communication; 11: Feeling Good in the Middle; 12: Top Communication Rules for Effective Library Management; Part II: THE MIDDLE GROUND; 13: Formal and InformalCommunication in Meetings14: The Power of Un; 15: Checklist for Productivity; 16: Procrastination and Willpower; 17: The Critical Path for Middle Managers; 18: Supervision; 19: Firm but Fair; 20: Performance Management; 21: Performance Improvement; 22: Consult Me First; 23: Managing Perceptions; 24: Surviving Layoffs; 25: The Poor Administrator and You; 26: Coping with Reorganization; Part III: EMPOWERMENT; 27: The Self-Determined Middle Manager; 28: Developing Leaders; 29: Being an Entrepreneurial Leader; 30: Managing Change; 31: The Need for Middle Managers; 32: Building Strong Middle Manager/Paralibrarian Relationships33: Moving Up the Ranks and Back Again; 34: Working with the Plateaued ; Employee; 35: Taking Risks and Letting Go, Creating and Coaching Teams; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Being a middle manager can be a difficult job, but the range of perspectives in this book offer strategies and tips to make it easier.