Trainers as Leaders

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Presentation was delivered at the American Library Association Annual Conference (Washington, D.C., June 2010) under the auspices of ALA's Learning Round Table; event featured formal presentations, a panel discussion including a few of those interviewed (Louise Whitaker, Maurice Coleman, and Sandra Smith) for the forthcoming ALA Editions book "Workplace Learning and Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers" (May 2011), and included discussion between panel and audience members.

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Trainers as Leaders

A discussion with

Paul Signorelli,Presenter/Moderator

Maurice ColemanSandra Smith

Louise WhitakerPresenters/Panelists

ALA Annual ConferenceWashington, D.C.

Sunday, June 27, 201010:30 am – noon

Sponsored by the ALA Learning Roundtable

Leaders are Inspirational

Leaders Find Creative Solutions

to Insurmounta

ble Problems

Leaders Are Not Afraidto Tackle Difficult Issues

And They Don’t IgnoreWhat They Are Facing

We Don’t Need to Be Flashy

Sometimes the Quiet

Reflective Moments Mean the

Most

Collaboration &

Community:Maurice

Coleman,Harford County

(MD) Public Library

&T is for

Training

Evaluation:Louise Whitaker,

Pioneer Library System

Working With Decision-Makers:

Sandra Smith,Denver Public Library

Creating Sparks

A Few Leadership Resources

Credits

(Images taken from flickr.com photostreams unless otherwise noted):

Fireworks over Washington D.C., from Tsraveling’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28189035@N04/2665639312

Washington Crossing Delaware, photo from Lindsinnewyork’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindsinnewyork/1092914342/

Photo of Abraham Lincoln from Library of Congress American Memory Online Digital Project.

Obama and McChrystal, from mcxc2006’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcxc1982/4729567702/

Ostrich from Mchll323’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mchll323/2709219964/

Ducks from Bill in STL’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_in_stl/3179684354/

Volcano, from Emstrur’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/emstrur/4589774320/

Library of Congress Main Reading Room, from Gumper_11’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gumper_11/156852289/

Denver Public Library photo from Andrei Portugues Rosa’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrei_portugues_rosa/3216853296/

Sparkler, from Miller foto+grafik’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37170484@N02/3690203452/