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Extend trust; boost transparency; connect and collaborate. These themes seem to be repeated on one form or another in nearly all of the literature on leadership that I see.

Clear, simple summary

The Schein approach to changing a culture - and to developing better ways of helping others within organizations - is one of observation, inquiry, and leverage. This means observing the ways in which an organization's employees act; deducing (or inquiring about) the ways they think; and putting in place small behavioral changes that lead them, bit by bit, to think about things differently...... People need to be able to raise concerns, and persist in raising them, in a way that cultures like NASA, aimed at results, can accept. S+B: Are most managers capable of this? SCHEIN: Probably not. They would need a culture that rewards them for raising concerns, and in most organizations the norms are to punish it. It's the very nature of authority to say, "Don't be a squeaky wheel. You made your point, but we're going to go ahead anyway. I don't want to hear any more."

The coolest collaboration quote I have come across so far: In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. Charles Darwin

Pretty fair source. This one needs to be showcased somehow.

"There is nothing more useless than doing efficiently that which shouldn't be done at all. "

Ha ha: It is much easier to count the bottles than describe the wine. love it.

On the other hand, you are a successful "leader" if you create, foster and implement change, innovation and shifts in structure, systems and processes. If you can execute timely, appropriate and necessary change, then you are considered an excellent leader. Also interested in the: capture attention - win minds - win hearts progression.

I know it is long but I think this author makes some pretty good points relevant to how to deal with the avalanche. Access over ownership. Appropriatism

Access trumps ownership; beauty in both form and utility - I like it.

You gotta check this out. It could be a great tool to use in giving the presentation.

"It seems clear that our major market - content hungry, social humans - has made some choices and needs better quality choices from their library." As a thought: Stephen's Lighthouse is perhaps currently the single most important blog for librarians who want to keep up with the tech/digital curve

Significant for libraries - how do we communicate with our patrons?

Embracing social media campaigns for library advocacy

3 tips to help leaders eliminate workplace drama (they apply to everyone). I especially like #3.

Well thought out critique though it pushes some of my buttons: "Is it good to share content? Yes, of course, but don't confuse it with learning. Open content is nothing more than a glorified digital public library, without the fines for being overdue. A library does not a degree make." Nobody told him that progressive library systems are dropping fines.....:)