Exploring the Intersection of Efficiency and Librarianship
I am excited to share wonderful news. I have written a chapter for a new book on librarianship that came out this week. The book is titled, Librarianship Beyond the Textbook: A Practical Guide for Real-World Challenges, available for purchase through Bloomsbury Publishing. The book blurb describes it as follows: Library and Information Undergraduate and Continue reading Librarianship Beyond the…
I ve noticed a new pandemic sweeping the nation. Don t worry, it is not necessary to break out those old facemasks from storage, nor hunt for a vaccine. This particular problem is one of energy, not biology. It is the trend towards weak sauce applause. Watch carefully next time you attend an event or gala. When Continue reading Hot Sauce Applause
Do you know someone who is always in crisis? Many people live their lives worrying about the load of problems that besiege them. They bemoan their fate and wonder why fate dealt them so many difficulties. Even the most optimistic people can fall victim to this mode of thinking. If you enter this trap is Continue reading Reframing: A Solution to Most Problems?
There is a quiet tension in knowledge work. Throughout the day we are constantly getting new inputs, as emails, phone calls, and messages stack up. However, we also must spend time making decisions in order to move forward on our goals and projects. Focus too much on the first and we make little progress on Continue reading Process Now Decide Later
Productivity tips are everywhere. Yet, how many of them actually work and will they stand the test of time? We tend to think that a focus on productivity is an Internet era obsession. However, people have been searching for better ways to do work since the rise of the information professional at the beginning of Continue reading Does a 100-Year-Old Productivity Tip Work in the Digital Age?
Have you ever heard a manager say that we need to do more with less? Many workplaces lack the luxury of abundant staff and large budgets. These are work environments where everyone pitches in on multiple fronts. Often this means people work longer hours, sacrificing evenings and weekends away from their families to get the Continue reading Doing More Avoiding Burnout
We have all heard the standard career advice: start at the bottom, work hard, and get promoted into leadership. Becoming a supervisor or manager has often been seen as an important step on the career path. However, what happens if a person decides that traveling the leadership route is not worth the stress and workload? Continue reading Why Young Professionals Say No to Leadership Roles
Summertime is the best time to return to the simple joy of reading. This year the Palm Beach County Library System has launched the Rediscover Reading campaign. No matter where you live, we are encouraging everyone to pick up a book and tap into the many benefits of reading for pleasure. If you have never Continue reading Have You Rediscovered Reading?
I love Star Trek. My first experience as a teenager was watching The Next Generation. Later on, my favorite series became Deep Space Nine, although the animated Lower Decks now comes in a close second. After watching countless episodes, one particular quirk came to my attention. It was an odd turn of phrase that keeps Continue reading Some Sort of Blog Post
Do you have challenges with project management? For knowledge workers, projects are the key items that they work on day in and day out. Yet very few people have thought deeply about what constitutes a project and the best way to tackle them. This can create a vague sense that projects can be handled more Continue reading It s Not About Project Management