Talking TALL Texans Leadership Training

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Talking TALL Texans Leadership Training

• Everything you ever wanted to know about TALL
  Texans!

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What is TALL Texans?

• Texas Accelerated Library Leaders
• Week-long Leadership Institute Summer Camp for
  adults at Canyon Oaks Ranch near Wimberley, Texas

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Canyon Oaks Ranch in the beautiful Texas Hill
Country
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Goals

• Foster leadership capabilities
• Define leadership development activities for TLA
  members
• Foster cultural diversity in library leadership

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Participants

• Mid-career library practitioners (degreed and
  non-degreed) with a minimum of 5 years experience
• Currently employed in the profession
• Laypersons with at least 3 years experience
• 24 participants from all types of libraries
• School
• College
• Public
• Special
• Laypersons

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Mentors

• Successful leaders in TLA and in the profession
• Includes President or President-elect of TLA
• Reflect diversity in TLA library, geographic,
  ethnicity
• Establish on-going professional relationship with
  participants
• 4 mentors chosen with input from TLA Executive
  Board

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Facilitators

• Maureen Sullivan
• Librarian
• Organizational Development Consultant
• Jack Siggins
• University Librarian
• George Washington University
• Jan Moltzan, Project Coordinator (House Mom)
• Liaison between TALL Texans and TLA
• Retired from Dallas Public Library
• Adjunct professor at UNT

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Class Pictures
Class of 2004
Class of 2001
More class photos at http//www.txla.org/groups/ta
lltex/tallldi.html
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Curriculum

• Leadership in libraries today
• Understanding your work and leadership roles
• Values and ethics Self-awareness for
  professional practice
• Communication
• Using power and influence

• Risk taking
• Management differences
• Working with groups and teams
• Transforming libraries Creating a culture of
  commitment and high performance
• Developing others
• Achieving your potential Personal planning

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Highlights

• Self-examination
• Leadership skills
• Networking
• Not all business

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Fun Stuff, Too!!

• Home Cooking
• Fun and Games
• Snacks
• Hot Tubbing
• More Snacks
• Book Clubbing
• Shopping and Sight-seeing
• Long walks in the Hill Country

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Networking, meals, resting, games
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Action Plans

• Two Year Commitments
• TLA Action Plan
• Professional Action Plan
• TLA Involvement
• Opens the door for participation in leadership
  roles
• Invaluable networking with TLA leadership

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Quotables

• I no longer feel apologetic and, instead, I am
  embracing opportunities to be involved. Angela,
  2003
• I have the confidence to go forth and be a more
  vital part of TLA. Jeana, 2003
• It gave me the confidence to take part in the
  leadership of TLA as well as other organizations.
  Carrie Jo, 1999

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Quotables

• I have a whole new network of contacts across
  Texas! Linda, 2003
• If June Berry thought I could be a leader, I
  could! Peg, 1994
• Meeting colleagues was truly the most important
  thing from TALL. Beth, 2003

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Information and applications

• TALL Texans website - http//www.txla.org/groups/t
  alltex/tallldi.html
• TALL Texans Round Table open to all TLA members
  http//www.txla.org/groups/ttrt/index.htm