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Transitioning to a new role issues, best practices, and managing expectations Presenters Christine Katherine Olivia Ivey Dulaney Simpson Director of Technical Public Affairs Librarian Director of Strategy Services and Communication Tell

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Transitioning to a new role

issues, best practices, and managing expectations

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Presenters

Katherine Simpson Olivia Ivey Christine Dulaney Director of Technical Services Public Affairs Librarian Director of Strategy and Communication

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Tell us about yourselves. Are you…

  • Actively looking for a new job?
  • Have a job offer in hand but haven’t started it yet?
  • Started a new job?
  • Thinking about starting a job search?
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What kind of job are you seeking or starting?

  • Entry-level?
  • First time manager?
  • Senior manager?
  • I’ll take anything.
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What do you most want from your new job?

  • New colleagues
  • New skills
  • Better perks – salary, benefits, commute
  • Career advancement
  • Geographic change
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Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, from Wikipedia.com Starting my new job today! Image of NY Public Library www.all-that-is-interesting.com/mankinds-greatest-libraries/3

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What can I expect in my first month?

What does on- boarding even mean?

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What will the culture be like?

How will I figure it out?

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What is the most important aspect

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culture

  • Collegiality
  • Tolerance of risk
  • Formal vs. informal workplace
  • Open communication
  • Encouragement of innovation
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The culture is great here!

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Or……

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Or……

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They have a unique way

  • f getting things done –

meetings are…interesting

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I’m still getting to know my team – I don’t yet have a good feel for what they are really like

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Stabilization Nicholson and West’s 4 Stage Transition Cycle

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  • Observe. And

be patient…

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How do I get off on the right foot with the people who work here?

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relationships

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Then there’s the boss…

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Uh oh…did I make a mistake?

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relationships Reality-check

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Have you ever started a new job but quickly discovered it was not right for you?

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relationships Reality-check

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It’s not exactly what I expected

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Fire!!

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Hmmmm…. Is this going to bite me?

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Questions?

Christine Dulaney - cdulaney@american.edu Olivia Ivey –

  • ivey@american.edu

Katherine Simpson – mirch@american.edu

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Matthews, Catherine J. “Becoming a Chief Librarian: An Analysis

  • f Transition Stages in Academic Library Leadership.” Library

Trends 50.4 (2002): 578–602.  This article is written from the point of view of a new chief librarian in

an academic setting, but there’s value here for any librarian taking on a new

  • job. Matthews explores organizational development theories and makes

them relevant to the library setting.

Salter, Anastasia. “Open Thread Wednesday: Tips for a New Campus.” The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs: ProfHacker. N.p., 20 Aug. 2014. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.

 A quick and casual read, this blog post is aimed at academics. Take the points that are relevant to your environment and leave the rest.

“Gallup Employee Engagement Center.” https://q12.gallup.com/.

 The Gallup Q12 survey is a fascinating tool. Use “Gallup Q12” as a search term in any database with employee engagment literature and you’ll find many fascinating results.

Journal Articles, Blogs, and Polls

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Books on Organizational Development Theory - Each referenced in the presentation

Deal, Terrence E., and Allan A. Kennedy. Corporate Cultures: The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life. Reading, Mass.: Addison- Wesley Pub. Co., 1982. Print.  Includes “how things get done around here” as definition of corporate culture. Johnson, Gerry., and Kevan. Scholes. Exploring Corporate Strategy. London; New York: Prentice Hall Europe, 1999. Print.  Defines workplace culture through rituals, stories, myths, power, and organizational structure

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Books on Organizational Development Theory - Each referenced in the presentation

Janis, Irving L. Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Print. Kotter, John P., and James L. Heskett. Corporate Culture and Performance. New York; Toronto; New York: Free Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. Print.