Liberating Your Leadership Approach Part 1

Academic libraries find ourselves at a critical juncture as we face political attacks, rising costs, declining enrollments, and shrinking budgets. Many leaders have become fearful as they are caught between a variety of high stakes demands, resulting in a rise in authoritarianism and other fear-based leadership practices. The first part of this two-session series will critically examine the systems that underlie leadership practices that attempt to concentrate power, silence dissent, and control unknowns. The second session will then explore the alternative: relational, trust-based approaches to leadership that center equity and collective growth. Participants will leave with ideas for how to scale this relational methodology for their institutions.

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