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. |
Managing Upwards: Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager
$250.00
Dates: June 7 - July 4Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Everyone has a manager, but very few of us are taught how to work well with one. This four-week course helps library workers at any level build a productive, honest relationship with the person they report to. It covers understanding your manager’s priorities and pressures, adapting to different working styles, raising concerns and giving feedback upwards, and negotiating workload and priorities.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
– Map their working relationship and the expectations on both sides
– Communicate needs, ideas and concerns to their manager constructively
– Prepare for and hold a difficult conversation with their manager
– Create a practical plan for strengthening the relationship
Who should take it: library staff at any level, from front-line roles to senior leaders who report to directors, deans or boards.
Course Description
Everyone has a manager, but very few of us are taught how to work well with one. This four-week course helps library workers at any level build a productive, honest relationship with the person they report to. It covers understanding your manager’s priorities and pressures, adapting to different working styles, raising concerns and giving feedback upwards, and negotiating workload and priorities.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
– Map their working relationship and the expectations on both sides
– Communicate needs, ideas and concerns to their manager constructively
– Prepare for and hold a difficult conversation with their manager
– Create a practical plan for strengthening the relationship
Who should take it: library staff at any level, from front-line roles to senior leaders who report to directors, deans or boards.
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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