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Staying Successful as a Middle Manager
Pixey Anne Mosley
ISBN: 1-59158-538-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-538-1
320 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • "In this follow-up to Transitioning from Librarian to Middle Manager (2004), Mosley (Texas A&M Evan's Library) addresses the challenges of ongoing change and staff relationships and development, self-development, finding sources of financial support, and managing budgets. Case studies treat these critical areas plus mentoring managers, exploring career options, and delegating and regaining managerial authority as the job evolves. Chapters include critical thinking and discussion exercises."
    —Reference & Research Book News     5/1/2009
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. Essential reading for anyone beyond the salad days of their career, but particularly managers whose advancement has stalled or are in the early stages of questioning their effectiveness.
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
About the Author: Pixey Anne Mosley is Professor and Director of Access Services at the Evans Library, Texas A & M University.
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