Crucible moments
Subtitle: inspiring library leadership
By: Steven J. Bell, editor
Edition: First edition.
Series: MBM Peak Series
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780990730057
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Leadership; Academic librarians; Library administration
Other titles: Inspiring library leadership
Description: "Crucible Moments: Inspiring Library Leadership is a well-crafted collection of narratives from high-profile librarians and their journey in leadership"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1.; title: The power of stories : learning from leaders and their crucible moments  -- Steven J. Bell -- ch. 2.; title: Transforming libraries : challenges, opportunities, and pathways  -- Maureen Sullivan -- ch. 3.; title: Leading non-incremental change in the academic library : one view from outside your profession  -- Joshua Kim -- ch. 4.; title: Studying leadership development : a journey from front line to dean's office  -- Irene M.H. Herold -- ch. 5.; title: The accidental mentor  -- Patrick José Dawson -- ch. 6.; title: The path to library leadership : the importance of a leadership plan  -- Trevor A. Dawes -- ch. 7.; title: Never waste a good crisis : leadership is not supervision and more lessons from the career of a reluctant leader  -- Rosalind Tedford -- ch. 8.; title: On becoming : the ten-thousand-hour journey toward positive leadership  -- Jon E. Cawthorne -- ch. 9.; title: Leadership where you might overlook it : opportunity calls at a community college  -- José A. Aguiñaga -- ch. 10.; title: The mindful leader : from accidental to intentional leadership  -- Kenley Neufeld -- ch. 11.; title: Voice activation protocol  -- Char Booth -- ch. 12.; title: Cultivating connections : leading the pursuit for greater library engagement  -- Brian Mathews -- ch. 13.; title: No fire, no nudity, good grammar  -- Erin T. Smith -- ch. 14.; title: Navigating choppy waters : catalysts for smooth leadership sailing  -- Eboni A. Johnson -- ch. 15.; title: Influence is a choice : aligning actions toward your preferred future -- Peter Bromberg.; title: What it means to be a library leader; title: Paths to leadership; title: Developing a leader's passion; title: Leadership inspiration at the community college; title: Leading with intention; title: A crucible moment experience; title: Epilogue.