Download - The Accidental Leader
The Accidental Leader
Presented by George NeedhamDirector-Designate, Delaware County District
Libraryat the
Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference
September 30, 2015
Advice from the Bard
Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare,
Twelfth-Night, II, v, 159
Leaders and ManagersYou manage things; you lead people.
Admiral Grace Hopper
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Stephen Covey
References• Online self-evaluation tools
• http://www.myersbriggs.org/• http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp (Myers-Briggs knock off) • http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ • http://www.birkman.com/• http://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/
• Harvard Business Review free materials • Newsletters at https://email.hbr.org/preference-center/ • Other free Harvard Business Review resources at http://blogs.hbr.org/
• The Courageous Follower Standing Up to & for Our Leaders, 3rd ed., by Ira Chaleff. Berrett-Koehler, 2009. A summary is available at http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=479212
• “Leading from Any Position: Influencing Library Effectiveness and Responsiveness,” archived Infopeople webinar at http://tinyurl.com/p47clu7
• “How to Gain Role Clarity and Lead from Any Position,” by Prasad Kaipa, Navi Radjou, and Sarwath Khizrana. http://tinyurl.com/q4rjmgo
• “10 Steps You Can Take To Become A Successful Young Leader At Work.” Slide show with text at
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gfid45mhj/youre-never-too-young-to-be-a-leader/• Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say and Do, by Kathryn D. Cramer. Jossey-
Bass, 2014.Links checked September 3, 2015