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SUMMARY:Strategic Leadership
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Strategic Leadership\n\n01/08/26 10:00 AM EST\n - 01/08/26 11:30 AM EST\Description:\nThis webinar is also part of the 2025-2026 Leadership Academy.\n\nThis Webinar will provide a brief overview of strategic leadership, provide you with tools to infuse strategic thinking into your library operations, and will discuss strategic leadership  in an ever changing world.\n \nLearning objectives:\n\n	Participants will learn the difference between strategy and leadership skills vs operations and management skills, and will understand the importance of weaving these critical skills together.\n	Participants will learn several integral tools for infusing their management style with strategic thinking.\n	Participants will discuss trends and potential impacts on future library operations\n\nPresenter:\n\nPaula Miller has served as Director/Administrator in four states –Baltimore County Public Library and Eastern Shore Regional Library (both MD), Pikes Peak Library District (CO), Westlake Porter Public Library (OH), and Dover Public Library (DE). Most recently, she molded BCPL’s role as a community hub and instrument of democracy, and she oversaw the development and opening of award-winning and state-of-the-art Library 21c in Colorado Springs. Enamored by libraries since her first shelving job at age 16 at Kent Free Library, she believes our public libraries are critical community resources that bring people together and that serve as bridges to opportunities in individuals’ lives. She is focused on identifying new and emerging needs, roles, and connections that keep our libraries relevant and effective.\n \Details:\nWho Should Attend:  Managers and Administration and those interested in Strategic Leadership\n\nCompetency:  Leadership  \n\nNon-Member Cost:      $40\nNEO-RLS Bronze Member Cost:  $24\nNEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:   FREE\nNEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:    FREE\nNEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:  $20\n\nCan't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.\n\nIt’s never too late to save your library money. NEO Memberships are pro-rated! Call us today to join.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Strategic Leadership<br /><br />01/08/26 10:00 AM EST - 01/08/26 11:30 AM EST<br />Description:<br />This webinar is also part of the 2025-2026 Leadership Academy.<br />
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This Webinar will provide a brief overview of strategic leadership, provide you with tools to infuse strategic thinking into your library operations, and will discuss strategic leadership &nbsp;in an ever changing&nbsp;world.<br />
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<strong>Learning objectives:</strong>
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	<li>Participants will learn the difference between strategy and leadership skills vs operations and management skills, and will understand the importance of weaving these critical skills together.</li>
	<li>Participants will learn several integral tools for infusing their management style with strategic thinking.</li>
	<li>Participants will discuss trends and potential impacts on future library operations</li>
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<strong>Presenter:</strong><br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/66612_09222020104543.jpg" style="float:left; margin:5px; width:100px" />Paula Miller</em> has served as Director/Administrator in four states &ndash;Baltimore County Public Library and Eastern Shore Regional Library (both MD), Pikes Peak Library District (CO), Westlake Porter Public Library (OH), and Dover Public Library (DE). Most recently, she molded BCPL&rsquo;s role as a community hub and instrument of democracy, and she oversaw the development and opening of award-winning and state-of-the-art Library 21c in Colorado Springs. Enamored by libraries since her first shelving job at age 16 at Kent Free Library, she believes our public libraries are critical community resources that bring people together and that serve as bridges to opportunities in individuals&rsquo; lives. She is focused on identifying new and emerging needs, roles, and connections that keep our libraries relevant and effective.<br />
&nbsp;<br />Details:<br />Who Should Attend:&nbsp; Managers and Administration and those interested in Strategic Leadership<br />
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Competency:&nbsp; Leadership&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Non-Member Cost: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $40<br />
NEO-RLS&nbsp;Bronze Member Cost:&nbsp; $24<br />
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp;FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost:&nbsp; &nbsp; FREE<br />
NEO-RLS Individual Member Cost:&nbsp; $20<br />
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Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<br />
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