The no-nonsense guide to leadership, management and teamwork / Barbara Allan.
Material type: TextSeries: No-nonsense guides (Facet Publishing)Publisher: London : Facet Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xvi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1783303964
- 9781783303960
- 1783303972
- 9781783303977
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 025.1 A417 | Available | 33111009581857 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book provides a straight forward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and team working in contemporary library and information services.
Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in team work, management and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values and practices that make for good leadership and management.
The book covers:
The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Teamwork is a book that a new or aspiring manager or team leader will use to guide them through the first few years in their new role. It will also provide guidance and support to new or aspiring directors of library services and help them to navigate their way through decision making and problem solving at senior levels. In addition, individual practitioners who are struggling to understand the management and leadership practices that they are experiencing may find that it helps them to make sense of their current environment.
Series statement from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Leadership, management and teamwork today -- Getting started -- Strategic leadership -- Confident leadership and management -- Leading and managing your team -- Managing the work -- Project management -- Introducing and managing change -- Communications -- The people side of management -- Managing money -- Lifelong professional development.
"This book provides a straightforward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and teamwork in contemporary library and information services. Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in teamwork, management and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values and practices that make for good leadership and management"--Publisher's website.