Day 12

22nd March 2010 (Tuesday)

In the first presentation, the presenter talked about the living organization and this also entail a great deal about leadership in organizations and partnerships .He also talked about what strategy is (its definition and design), leadership styles and team effectiveness. In the second session, the presenter talked about advocacy skills and all the skills in achieving your goals in the library sector.

What have I learned for the day

In the first presentation, I have learned create a strategic perspective and do a scenario planning on business performance by doing the PENST analysis. PENST analysis is political, economical, natural environment, social demographic information and technological developments. I have also learned about the role of team performance in organization as working in a team in a coherent and in harmony will increase the performance of all the staff members. The importance of communication in the organization is vital to the success of the organization and the manager or leaders should lead by example. I have learned that library advocacy is about building relationships and increasing the perceived value of the library and creating support for the library among library clients (both external & internal).