This fall Harvard Business pubished a book called Managing Change which contains lessons learned. Concise and engaging, it includes insightful essays by top leaders in industry, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they’ve faced. The contributors share surprisingly personal anecdotes and offer authoritative and practical advice drawn from their years of hard-earned experience. But next week you can hear David Lee King, (picutred here) Digital Branch & Services Manager, Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, and frequent blogger, talk about Guiding Libraries and Information Professionals Through Change. It is part of the Education Institute’s Strategic Conversations with Leaders Series. Here’s a description of David’s one hour talk, Thursday, November 29, 3-4pm EST:
These days, libraries are all about change — especially technology changes! While many of us are able to steer successfully through those changes, others get stuck along the way. This “change management 101″ talk explains how to successfully get the library and the info pros through change. King discusses change and the transition stages people go through with change; guidelines to navigate through change, both for front-line staff and for managers; and provides recommendations on successfully transitioning staff through change.