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Category: Management

Libraries have a People Problem
Libraries

Libraries have a People Problem

Posted on March 23, 2019March 19, 2019 by Michael Sauers

No, I’m not talking about community members. Libraries often attract people who want to work in that setting (and perhaps that specific library), and who…

Friday Video: A blueprint for diversity in the workplace
Management

Friday Video: A blueprint for diversity in the workplace

Posted on March 22, 2019March 20, 2019 by Michael Sauers

The basics on how to nurture and manage groups of people with different backgrounds and perspectives — on a micro and macro level. (Curated in…

Why It Can Cost $5000 for What Looks Like 5 Minutes of Work
Management

Why It Can Cost $5000 for What Looks Like 5 Minutes of Work

Posted on March 21, 2019March 19, 2019 by Michael Sauers

There are plenty of people who will do what I do for less money. There are people who do what I do for more money.…

Why You Should Bring Your Whole Self to Work
Management

Why You Should Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Posted on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Dan Clay was worried about being dismissed as “too gay” at work, so he dialed down his personality. But then his alter ego, Carrie Dragshaw,…

Network Weaving 101: What your network role says about you
Management

Network Weaving 101: What your network role says about you

Posted on March 17, 2019March 16, 2019 by Michael Sauers

One key strength to network building is that anyone can do it. In fact, most of us are already weaversto different extents, even if (like me)…

Friday Video: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math
Management

Friday Video: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math

Posted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 by Michael Sauers

How do we make sense of a world that doesn’t? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from…

The Dr. Fox Effect
Management

The Dr. Fox Effect

Posted on March 15, 2019March 13, 2019 by Michael Sauers

This presentation, an in-joke among engineers, is technobabble but manages to seem oddly persuasive. In 1970, John Ware and Reed Williams of the University of…

Making Jokes During a Presentation Helps Men But Hurts Women
Management

Making Jokes During a Presentation Helps Men But Hurts Women

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Most people want to know how they can effectively present ideas and be persuasive at work. A common piece of advice for presentations and winning…

Vacation Mindset: How Weekends Can Be More Refreshing
Management

Vacation Mindset: How Weekends Can Be More Refreshing

Posted on March 12, 2019March 4, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday. When it comes to time off, America is definitely not…

Leaders Who Notice Make a Difference | Leading From the Library
Libraries

Leaders Who Notice Make a Difference | Leading From the Library

Posted on March 11, 2019March 4, 2019 by Michael Sauers

Leaders can all too easily go through the paces on auto-pilot. Go to this meeting. Deal with that situation. Those leaders who are adept at…

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