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Go, Grow... or Stay?
Jerilyn VeldofUniversity of Minnesota Libraries
The Imperative of Professional Development
What I Cover:
1. What’s happening demographically
2. The Big Rocks- Growth Mindset
- Situational Leadership
3. Institutionalizing Learning & Development
Why we stay … (and contribute):
1. Career growth, learning & development
2. Exciting work and challenge
3. Meaningful work, making a difference and a contribution
4. Great people
5. Being part of a team
Next:
1.What’s happening demographically
2. The Big Rocks- Growth Mindset
- Situational Leadership
3. Institutionalizing Learning & Development
Photo from: http://www.talentmgt.com/articles/6876-getting-ahead-of-the-silver-tsunami
10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day.
Photo from: http://www.talentmgt.com/articles/6876-getting-ahead-of-the-silver-tsunami
"Retirements and relocations no longer guarantee open positions..."
- Sari Feldman “The Future of the MLIS” in American Libraries
Photo from Pixabay: CC0 Public Domain
“We have this tiny, little pipeline…”
Photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/irsein/5144677794 Graphic - Saba’s Essential Guide to Career Development and Coaching
Image made for me on Fivrr
Do you have them in your organization?
Traditional Development
Menthods
IGNORE THE PROBLEM AT YOUR OWN PERIL
Can be:
Too selective
Too generic
Too limited
Next:
1. What’s happening demographically
2.The Big Rocks- Growth Mindset
- Situational Leadership
3. Institutionalizing Learning & Development
You have a certain amount of intelligence and you can’t really do much to change it.
Do you believe this?Where do you fall
on this scale? (no way!) 1 2 3 4 5 (yes way!)
You have a certain amount of talentand you can’t really do much to change it.
Do you believe this?Where do you fall
on this scale? (no way!) 1 2 3 4 5 (yes way!)
Mindsets Fixed.
Growth…
1. “Are you sure you can do it? Maybe you don’t have the talent.”
2. “I’m not sure I can do it now, but I think I can learn to with time and effort.”
3. “What if you fail—you’ll be a failure”
4. “Most successful people had failures along the way.”
5. “If you don’t try, you can protect yourself and keep your dignity.”
6. “If I don’t try, I automatically fail. Where’s the dignity in that?”
Fixed or growth mindset statements? Give it a whirl:
1. “Are you sure you can do it? Maybe you don’t have the talent.” Fixed
2. “I’m not sure I can do it now, but I think I can learn to with time and effort.” Growth
3. “What if you fail—you’ll be a failure.” Fixed
4. “Most successful people had failures along the way.” Growth
5. “If you don’t try, you can protect yourself and keep your dignity.” Fixed
6. “If I don’t try, I automatically fail. Where’s the dignity in that?” Growth
Answers:
From http://english.flamecentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Infographic.pdf
Fight for...
Growth MindsetSituational Leadership
What’s Situational Leadership?
4 Development Levels
1.Low competence and high commitment
2.Low to some competence and low commitment
3.Moderate to high competence and variable commitment
4.High competence and high commitment
4 Corresponding Leadership Styles
1.Directing
2.Coaching
3.Supporting
4.Delegating
Situational Leadership Model: Look it up!
Next:
1. What’s happening demographically
2. The Big Rocks- Growth Mindset
- Situational Leadership
3.Institutionalizing Learning & Development
InvestDocument
Invest2 Million Dollars What the average employee costs over their career. (salary and benefits)
➢ Get Prof Dev in Annual Reviews➢ Make sure 1 goal is a learning & development
goal.➢ Have employees create an Individual
Development Plan
Document
Establish a Culture of Continuous Learning &
DevelopmentGrowth Mindset
Situational Leadership
Development Coaching
GAPS ModelGROW Model
Learning and reflection woven into everyday work
Learn more here!
The Little Rocks, Pebbles & Gravel…. See this video if you don’t know what this means! https://www.youtube
.com/watch?v=fmV0gXpXwDU
Individual Development PlansDuring monthly 1:1’s with manager
For Examples: http://z.umn.edu/listIDPs
Individual Development ProgramExternal coaching
Assessments
For Overview: http://z.umn.edu/idpoverview
Incorporating Learning into the JobJob shadowing
Job sharing
Knowledge transfer
Teaching and training peers and others
Individual Goals1 learning & development goal
2 performance related goals
Individual Planning Guide:http://z.umn.edu/PlanningGuide
1-Hour a Week Development PlanOffer independent learning opportunities
Package them, mix-n-match
Micro-learningLearning Bites in Bi-weekly Meetings
3 Things You Need to Know about X, in departement emails
1 Lynda.com video a week
Mobile Learning & Gamified Learning
SkillFitness.com
SkillFitness.com
SkillFitness.com
Flipped Classroom
From the University of
Minnesota Libraries
Management Deep Dive Program
Mandate [Local] Conference Attendance
Speaker SeriesBut with follow-up “so what” conversations in each unit/department
(WIIFM and WIFFML*)
… More signals to staff that they are expected to learn.
*What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) and What’s In It for My Library (WIFFML)
Conference Round-upsQuarterly, scheduled meetings or extensions to meetings
Run by you and your colleagues
Official Mentoring ProgramInclude all staff
Alternative if your manager isn’t coaching you (or you want more coaching)
A mentor guides and supports you - does not direct you
A mentor is focused on helping you identify and reach your goals
Hold a mentor orientation and training session (if you’re creating one in your org)
Change Hiring FocusHire for POTENTIAL, for attitude, for diversity,
Not (just) experience.
○ This helps you hire growth mindset people○ Also reinforces to everyone that you have a growth mindset
organization.
Your Assignment:
The Big Rocks
Think about how you can cultivate your own growth mindset.
Identify a way or 2 you might cultivate a growth mindset in your unit or department or library.
And… if you manage others:
Read up on the situational leadership model
Learn about how to be a good coach
- Lynda.com
- Help them Go or Watch them Go
Institutionalize development
Cultivate a learning & development culture
More Big Rocks
Find out more about the Working Retired here:
http://RevivingTheDead.com