[Baynet] Infopeople's "Building Leadership Skills: Leading Teams" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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Title:  Building Leadership Skills: Leading Teams

Dates and locations:

Tuesday, November 28, San Francisco Public Library
Wednesday, December 13, El Cajon Library (San Diego area)
Thursday, December 14, Buena Park Library District
Friday, December 15, Los Angeles Public Library
Friday, January 12, South Natomas LIbrary (Sacramento)
Tuesday, January 16, Fresno Woodward Park Library
Wednesday, January 17, San Jose Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://www.infopeople.org/workshop/256

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.



Being a team leader can be challenging, especially if you are new in the role.

--Do you believe that your teams could be more productive and efficient?
--Are you looking for good models of team leadership?
--Do you want help with communicating more effectively to team members?
--Are you coping with unwanted team member behaviors and attitudes?

This workshop will help you to lead more productive and efficient teams, 
even when you do not directly supervise the team members. You will learn 
how to plan for team activities and keep them on track, as well as how to 
empower team members to manage themselves and their work more effectively ­ 
all without feeling like a babysitter, a caretaker or a dictator!


Workshop Description: This fun and interactive workshop will include both 
individual and group exercises, a Daily Interactions Assessment, group 
discussions, and lecture. Attendees will learn and incorporate a model of 
team development that can be applied immediately in their workplace.

Preliminary Course Outline:

Understanding and Applying The 5 Stages of Team Models
--Diagnosing team functionality and leading members to a higher stage of 
productivity
--Recognizing specific team member behaviors for what they really mean
--Knowing when to take action and when to let the team manage themselves
--Team myths: Overcoming what other people have told you is the truth

Creating A More Collaborative Team, Department, And Workplace
--Generational differences in work habits and expected outcomes
--Using collaborative team activities to build team unity
--Using rewards and recognition to build “we” in a me, me, me workplace

Team Leadership And Facilitation Do’s and Don’ts
--Making the connection between leadership and facilitation
--Proven facilitation techniques to use with positive and negative team 
member situations
--Using facilitation to empower team members to take ownership of their 
decisions
--Using agendas to create successful meetings before they begin

How to Lead from the Heart
--The importance of team values and how to create them
--The 3 keys to leading others from your heart for exceptional results
--Leading team members to accomplish individual, team, and organizational 
goals
--Leading in an “employees first” culture
--How your emotional intelligence helps you to successfully lead others


Instructor: Andrew Sanderbeck.  Andrew consults with libraries and other 
non-profit organizations to help them realize the true human potential of 
their management and employees. He is a certified business coach and the 
publisher of the Library~Connect Newsletter, a free monthly electronic 
publication read by thousands of library professionals around the world. He 
is the current chair for The Small and Rural Libraries Interest Group of 
the Florida Library Association.


Who Should Attend: This workshop is "open registration", meaning anyone 
from the California library community with an interest in leadership and/or 
developing high performing teams can attend. This workshop is designed for 
and targets those who are early to mid-career (up to 10 years in the 
profession). It is a part of the Eureka! Leadership Program: Discover the 
Leader Within. The Eureka! Leadership Program, which will take place over 
the next two years, includes a variety of approaches to leadership 
development, including self-assessment, skill-building, a multi-day 
intensive retreat, mentoring, and project implementation.

Prerequisites: None.


Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople 
website at http://infopeople.org/workshop/location  Infopeople does not 
validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training 
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, Infopeople 
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information 
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople 
Workshops page at http://www.infopeople.org/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please 
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.