tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post1960035938940437093..comments2023-11-21T22:46:59.509-08:00Comments on Gather No Dust: There is no such thing as library management, just managementjdscott50http://www.blogger.com/profile/04229906352079565341noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-27371129585601369112008-08-07T20:08:00.000-07:002008-08-07T20:08:00.000-07:00I'm in middle management now, and about to leave t...I'm in middle management now, and about to leave to be a Director in a larger system. I think I've come to realize that we need better business training for our leaders, and at a minimum we should have a certain amount of human resources training. <BR/><BR/>I've been blessed with good Directors before, but also managed to work around bad leadership or work culture issues. I'm going to take my little nuts of wisdom into my next job, and hopefully build upon that knowledge.Going Crunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885445987575778289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-50685173932484406032007-06-17T18:38:00.000-07:002007-06-17T18:38:00.000-07:00Tech skills aren't as important, but people skills...Tech skills aren't as important, but people skills are. Also, the work ethic is rather important :)jdscott50https://www.blogger.com/profile/04229906352079565341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-2882052674512126532007-06-17T15:52:00.000-07:002007-06-17T15:52:00.000-07:00Right now my library has a director who has zero t...Right now my library has a director who has zero tech skills, awful people skills, and a horrible work ethic. Yay, us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-26711177130623181282007-06-16T14:20:00.000-07:002007-06-16T14:20:00.000-07:00Exactly, management is a different field from libr...Exactly, management is a different field from library science. You don't need to know tech, you need to know people.jdscott50https://www.blogger.com/profile/04229906352079565341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106814.post-15705591920296790362007-06-16T12:34:00.000-07:002007-06-16T12:34:00.000-07:00Interesting. As an Assistant Director in a fairly...Interesting. As an Assistant Director in a fairly specialist HE dept who comes from outside the specialism, I do find my lack of specific technical knowledge causes occasional credibility issues. But then, senior management is a specialism in its own right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com