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Could the person who wrote the blurb for the first seminar explain himself/herself please ? Apart from the barroque style, it seems odd that only a few years ago "managers" were claimouring that the library structure received was "too flat" (now it's not flat enough ?) >From: "Wontner Edwina (Miss EM)" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'E.S. Rees'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: Places still available on the 2003 Management Seminar Series - >Career Development Group (North and South Thames) >Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:23:33 +0100 > >Emilce, > >Apologies if you are mystified about the intro to the "Influencing Skills" >seminar. However please note that I did not write the overview of the >seminar. > >Kind regards > >Edwina > >-----Original Message----- >From: E.S. Rees [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 24 September 2003 12:31 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Places still available on the 2003 Management Seminar >Series - Career Development Group (North and South Thames) > > >Dear Edwina > >Your intro rather mistifies me as one of the main reasons that the "new" >Director at UCL used to lay me off was that he had inherited a too flat >structure (so he was busy "restructuring" and putting people in the middle >to create a hierarchy). This was only 3 years ago - how so it is now "flat >structures are in" ? > >Don't answer "come and find out" because I can't afford the seminar - > >best > >Emilce Rees > > > > > >From: Edwina Wontner <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: Edwina Wontner <[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Places still available on the 2003 Management Seminar Series - > >Career Development Group (North and South Thames) > >Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 10:56:31 +0100 > > > >(With apologies for cross posting) > >Places are still available on the Career Development Group (North and >South > >Thames) 2003 Management Seminar series. > > > >SEMINAR DETAILS > > > >The first seminar is: > >"Influencing Skills" led by John Miller on Wednesday 8th October > > > >Influencing and leadership skills are a hot topic in librarianship. > > > >The delayering of management hierarchies in libraries has caused > >traditional command chains to disappear. However, the resultant flatter, > >leaner management matrixes have brought fresh challenges. In our new >non- > >command orientated libraries we now have to negotiate with one another to > >set objectives and achieve targets. But, how do we do this? An immediate > >response might be 'use your common sense'; however, the process can prove > >to be fairly uncommon to our senses. All too often the hidden agendas >and > >office politics of colleagues obstruct consensual and objective decision- > >making. The solution is neither to admit defeat nor shout and scream, as > >tempting as this may be. It is, instead, to engage one another to > >seek 'win-win' situations by skilful persuasion. In short, we need to > >learn to lead by influencing others. > > > >This seminar will provide you with a better understanding of 'influencing > >skills' through discussion and group work, covering issues such as the > >meaning of influence; persuasion; the importance of feedback; influencing > >upwards; office politics; and ethical boundaries. > > > >John Miller is Assistant Librarian, Corporate Services at the Ministry of > >Defence Information & Library Service in London. His professional > >interests include ethics, leadership and related management competencies. > > > >OTHER SEMINARS > >Second seminar: "Marketing your Service" with Anne McIlwaine (Library > >Manager at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of > >London) on Tuesday 4th November (6 - 8pm) > > > >Librarians and Information Managers at all levels are increasingly >required > >to "market" their services, both within their own organisations and > >externally. This seminar, led by Anne McIlwaine, which will introduce > >delegates to this topic, and will include some group work. > > > >Third seminar: "Managing your Career" on Wednesday 10th December (6 - >8pm) > >"Planning the beginning, middle and end of your career" with Philippa > >Dolphin (Librarian, Birkbeck College) > >This session will cover getting jobs, achieving balance and variety, >moving > >up the career ladder, and planning for the future. > > > >"Career Case Studies" with Gerry Power (Reader Services Librarian, > >Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) and Liz Lewis (Trainer, Information >& > >Archives Dept, BBC) > >Gerry will consider the pros and cons of working in different sectors, >and > >will suggest ways to identify your transferable skills and to keep track >of > >your achievements. > > > >Liz will focus on her experience of working in non-traditional library > >roles and share career development strategies that have worked for her. > > > >Venue: The seminars will be held at the Engineering Employers' Federation > >(EEF), Broadway House, Tothill Street, London. Nearest tube station: St > >James's Park (Broadway exit). Map available on request. Access code: W > > > >Booking information: The cost of each seminar is just ?10 for members of > >the Career Development Group (or ?25 pounds to attend all three); ?15 for > >non-members (or ?40 to attend all three); and ?5 for students and the > >unwaged (or ?10 for all three). Details regarding financial assistance >for > >childcare are available on request. > > > >Places are limited to 40, so early booking is recommended > >Further information: Unfortunately we are unable to issue invoices for > >attending events. Please use the information detailed here to process > >payment within your organisation. > > > >VAT is included in the price of these seminars - a VAT receipt is >available > >on request. We regret that due to the high administrative cost involved, >we > >are unable to give refunds for non-attendance. > > > >To register your booking, please contact Edwina Wontner (full contact > >details below) by emailing [log in to unmask] > ><mailto:[log in to unmask]> providing your name, address, > >telephone number and e-mail address. Cheques are to be made payable > >to 'Career Development Group' > > > >The Career Development Group is a group of the Chartered Institute of > >Library and Information Professionals. 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