Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Leading with Strengths in Library Teams
$250.00
Dates: April 6 - May 3Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Leadership in libraries is often focused on solving problems and filling gaps, but what if we turned that lens towards amplifying what already works? Strengths-based leadership draws on positive psychology to help individuals and teams identify their natural talents, channel energy more effectively, and create cultures where people thrive.
In this four-week course, you’ll learn how to apply strengths-based principles in library settings. We’ll explore tools for recognising and developing your own leadership strengths, strategies for supporting diverse teams, and approaches for embedding a strengths-based culture across departments. Practical exercises and case studies will show how focusing on strengths can improve engagement, performance, and wellbeing, while reducing stress and conflict.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the foundations of strengths-based leadership and its relevance to libraries.
• Identify personal leadership strengths and how to use them effectively.
• Apply strengths-based approaches to managing individuals and teams.
• Use coaching techniques to nurture strengths in others.
• Develop strategies for embedding a strengths-based culture in their library.
Who Should Take This Course:
Library leaders, managers, and aspiring leaders at all levels who want to enhance team performance, engagement, and wellbeing by focusing on what people do best.
Course Description
Leadership in libraries is often focused on solving problems and filling gaps, but what if we turned that lens towards amplifying what already works? Strengths-based leadership draws on positive psychology to help individuals and teams identify their natural talents, channel energy more effectively, and create cultures where people thrive.
In this four-week course, you’ll learn how to apply strengths-based principles in library settings. We’ll explore tools for recognising and developing your own leadership strengths, strategies for supporting diverse teams, and approaches for embedding a strengths-based culture across departments. Practical exercises and case studies will show how focusing on strengths can improve engagement, performance, and wellbeing, while reducing stress and conflict.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the foundations of strengths-based leadership and its relevance to libraries.
• Identify personal leadership strengths and how to use them effectively.
• Apply strengths-based approaches to managing individuals and teams.
• Use coaching techniques to nurture strengths in others.
• Develop strategies for embedding a strengths-based culture in their library.
Who Should Take This Course:
Library leaders, managers, and aspiring leaders at all levels who want to enhance team performance, engagement, and wellbeing by focusing on what people do best.
Helen Rimmer
Helen Rimmer owns The Kind Brave Leader training company and is the former Head of Library and Archives Service at the University of Westminster having previously held roles at different levels at Royal Holloway, City University, INTO UEA and University of Brighton. She is passionate about building a kinder world, improving wellbeing, compassionate leadership, and Flexible Working. Helen has a PGCert in the Psychology of Kindness and Wellbeing at Work from the University of Sussex, and is sharing her knowledge through her The Kind Brave Leader project. She has many years experience in teaching and instruction, including online, primarily in roles as a subject librarian.
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