A brief overview presented by Gen PL FellowsTerry Carlson, Brian Castagne, and Terry Gwiazdowski.San Francisco Public Library

36 Gen PL Fellows selected from a diverse pool of Library classifications: management, non- management, librarian, and other positionsOur participants in action during a workshop with leadership consultant Maureen Sullivan.

Provided tools, strategies, and support to take ownership of ones job and lead from any position

Monthly journal entries for self assessment and ongoing feedbackCatherine Cormier, Childrens Librarian, discusses strategies with her colleagues.

Offered unprecedented access to, and meaningful dialogue with, senior managementCoffee hour with City Librarian Luis Herrera and Deputy City Librarian Jill Bourne.Gen PL Fellows in discussion with Chief of Branches Brian Bannon.Chief of Facilities Roberto Lombardi, a Gen PL double-mentor.

Four Full-Day Leadership Sessions: Leadership ConceptsLeading from Where You Are/Effective LeadershipUnderstanding Organizations/Systems ThinkingCoaching and Building Trust/CommunicationMaureen Sullivan discusses organizational systems and structure. City Librarian Luis Herrera facilitates a leadership panel with Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, Police Chief Heather Fong, and Schools Superintendent Carlos Garcia.

Three half-day skills-based workshops: running successful meetings, facilitating groups, and making effective presentationsWorking in teams to hone meeting management and facilitation skills.Dan Hensley, Government Documents Librarian, discusses presentation techniques with trainer, Roberta Perry.

Collaborated on 12 cross-divisional/cross classification team projects that built skills, developed new working relationships, and benefitted the Library as a wholeGen PL Fellow Roberto Romo, Library Page (now a Library Assistant), describes projects to increase access to library resources for those with special needs.Gen PL Fellow Terry Carlson, Adult Services Manager, shares details of a project to improve materials processing.

Participants gained deeper and wider understanding of the organization

Participants connected more meaningfully to the institution; increased job ownership, job satisfaction, and employee retention

Gen PL Fellow Wendy Kramer and SF History Center colleague Tom Carey share information thematically related to the One City One Book program at the October 2009 Adult Services Meeting.

Fostered a system-wide network of positive, engaged, and collaborative colleagues

Developed tools to thrive in a change environment cultural, procedural, and organizational

Christine Harris, Acquisitions Manager, Gloria Cowart, Security Officer and Marciel Gamino, Juvenile Justice Center Library Assistant, enjoy working on a session exercise.

Completed projects that directly benefit the entire organization

Showed by example that the San Francisco Public Library invests in its employees, embraces change, and strives to provide ever better service to the public.Mitchell Yangson, Filipino-American Center Manager, shares a mapping / demographic tool with Marcia Schneider, Chief of Communications, Collections & Adult Services.City Librarian Luis Herrera showcases the Gen PL team projects at the May 2009 SFPL All Staff Meeting.

Created a blueprint for future leadership training and are now well into Gen PL 2.0 with a special focus on middle management.Afternoon session of 1st day of Gen PL 2.0 training. Gen PL 1.0 and 2.0 Fellows join in an activity designed to build relationships amongst the 2 cohorts and explore avenues for future collaboration.This PowerPoint presentation authored by Terry Carlson, Brian Castagne, Terry Gwiazdowski and Patricia Tarin. Gen PL 1.0 group shot by Roberto Lombardi - all other photos by Brian Castagne.

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