Bucks County Free Library Supervisors Academy

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Bucks County Free LibrarySupervisors Academy

• Opening Session
• June Garcia and Sandra Nelson

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George and Joan Think Out Loud
Learning in Hard Times
Joan Frye Williams and George Needham from the
Infopeople Infoblog
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Survey Results The Two Biggest Issues
Managing Time
Managing Conflict
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Words Matter
Leader
Manager
Supervisor
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What Is More Important?
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Finding the Balance
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Where Do You Spend Your Time?
Supervisory Responsibilities
Other Assigned Responsibilities
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Where Do You Spend Your Time?
Supervisory Responsibilities
Other Assigned Responsibilities
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Where Do You Spend Your Time?
Supervisory Responsibilities
Other Assigned Responsibilities
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Take Control of Your Time
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
- William Penn
The key is not to prioritize whats on your
schedule, but to schedule your priorities. -
Stephen Covey
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Communicate Effectively
To listen well is as powerful a means of
communication and influence as to talk well. -
John Marshall
Good communication does not mean that you have to
speak in perfectly formed sentences and
paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and
clear go a long way. - John Kotter
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Create a Productive Work Environment
Our environment, the world in which we live and
work, is a mirror of our attitudes and
expectations.  - Earl Nightingale
Look around and ask yourself, 'Does this working
environment reflect what I offer?' If it doesn't,
then it's time to get busy.  - Christopher
Lowell  
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Cope with Conflict Successfully
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than
your own. - John M. Barrie
Speak when you are angry and you will make the
best speech you will ever regret. - Laurence
J. Peter
Dont find fault. Find a remedy. - Henry Ford
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Make Decisions and Take Risks
You'll never have all the information you need to
make a decision. If you did, it would be a
foregone conclusion, not a decision. - David
Mahoney Jr.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different
from being rash. - General George S. Patton
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Become a Change Agent
Dont just complain about an issue, offer
solutions. - Connie Bensen
Any change, even a change for the better, is
always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
- Arnold Bennett
After you've done a thing the same way for two
years, look it over carefully. After five years,
look at it with suspicion. And after ten years,
throw it away and start all over. - Alfred
Edward Perlman
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Moodle Navigation
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Bucks County Free LibrarySupervisors Academy

• Opening Session
• June Garcia and Sandra Nelson