INFLUENCE AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL

Do people trust and respect you, seek you out, follow your lead and take the initiative to contribute to your projects? Then, you are influential! However, libraries need to change to stay relevant to their communities in the future and library leadership has to change as well. Can you extend your positive influence beyond old friends and family to new library users, new citizens and new economic and political decision-makers? Can you deal with hard decisions and still maintain the good will of most of the people in your community or institution? Topics will include:* the three steps of positive influence * building support networks* working with new populations* winning elections (referenda) and ethical politics, including limits to power and control.

For more information on the presenter, Pat Wagner, visit:

http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/CE/influenceleadership.htm

Registration is via the CE catalog at http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/cgi-bin/cecat/, search for “influence” to find the class. ICN sites are available in our region in Bettendorf, Muscatine, Keokuk, West Point and Ottumwa.