Leadership and Learning

Helping Libraries and Librarians Reach Their Potential

By: Lyndon Pugh

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Hardcover | 13 November 2001

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Despite the proliferation of cyber-this and digital-that, many people prefer to learn by face to face communication, and to acquire job-related skills and knowledge in their own workplace. Why? Perhaps because the abilities to talk, listen and explain clearly-in short, to communicate-are given equal shrift. Or because a fostering of these abilities is the responsibility of everyone in that workplace. Or even because, pragmatically speaking, such training can be done easily with a minimum of infrastructure and support. Whatever the reason, Lyndon Pugh''s Practical Training Techniques speaks plainly and persuasively of the dynamic relationship between trainer and learner. It argues for the use of traditional training techniques based on classical ideas, describing a process that owes as much to Aristotle as to modern gurus such as Blanchard, Naisbitt and Tapscott. Traditional training, claims Pugh, is uniquely placed to meet the learning requirements of modern organizations, precisely because such organizations value on-site ongoing development over off-site "just in time" approaches. And while technology undoubtedly can improve the lot of trainers, as well as the efficiency of the learning process, belief in its efficacy as the primary channel for learning delivery is by no means universal. Practical Training Techniques takes the experts out of learning, and can be used by just about anyone who needs to train just about anyone else, to do... well, just about anything!

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Case studies showing the process of organizational transformation in several types of libraries will be particularly helpful to managers and change agents, and Pugh's academic yet readable style will be appreciated by those seeking solid theories to underpin their training and staff development efforts.--Lisjobs.Com

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Non-Fiction Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Advice on Careers & Achieving Success Business & Management Organisational Theory & Behaviour Library & Info Sciences Library Library & Information Services Education Organisation & Management of Education

List of Figures	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Learning, Development, and the Organization
The Organizational Background	p. 1
Creating a Learning Structure in Libraries	p. 31
Managing Learning in Libraries	p. 57
Self-Development
How Librarians Learn	p. 77
Thoughts on Self-Development	p. 97
Self-Development at Work	p. 105
Some Key Techniques and Issues
Coaching	p. 131
Mentoring	p. 159
Learning in Teams	p. 185
Motivation	p. 205
Epilogue: Some Issues for Learning	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 235
About the Author	p. 241
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Leadership and Learning

Helping Libraries and Librarians Reach Their Potential

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