Staying Successful as a Middle Manager

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Pixey Anne Mosley

Book Code: LU5384

ISBN: 1-59158-538-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-538-1

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320 pages

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Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)

Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- General

Description: Many librarians successfully make the transition to library manager, decide that it was a positive career move, and settle into a middle manager role for a period of years. After a few years they become recognized as "experienced" or "senior" managers. But what does being an "experienced" or "senior" manager really mean? Is it a destination unto itself or a transitional role? What should one do to prepare for moving on? How best to stay put without stagnating?

Pixey Anne Mosley, author of Transitioning from Librarian to Middle Manager (2004), offers insights into the nature of professional growth and caveats against the many destructive traps that managers who have been in the same role for several years can all too easily slip into. Whether one decides to stay in place or plans to move into other roles, her advice is the same: keep up-to-date, hone old skills, and acquire new ones. She also suggests ways for experienced managers, who have been in the early stages of questioning their effectiveness, to recover from the many destructive traps and reestablish their former success.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1: Challenges with Ongoing Staff Relationships
Chapter 2: Developing Staff Resources
Chapter 3: Motivating Ongoing Change
Chapter 4: Planning for Succession
Chapter 5: Assuming a Mature Leadership Role
Chapter 6: Developing Financial and Personnel Expertise
Chapter 7: Managerial Mentoring
Chapter 8: Maintaining the Administrative Relationship
Chapter 9: Exploring Your Future Career
Chapter 10: Losing the Front Line Edge
Chapter 11: Working to Stay Engaged
Index

LC Card Number: 2008031211

LCC Class: Z682

Dewey Class: 023'


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