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LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
The purpose of this section is to learn more about the types of leadership and succession planning strategies your library uses.
35. Does your library have a leadership development program? N=49
Yes 17 35%
No 32 65%
If no, please briefly describe why your library doesn’t have a leadership development program.
N=17
Although we don’t have an individual development program, the library supports attendance at external programs and
institutes as mentioned in previous questions.
In the process of developing a leadership program.
It is something that is currently under discussion, but does not exist now.
Leaders are developed based on performance, interest, and need.
Leadership development has been on an individualized basis, not part of a comprehensive plan.
No infrastructure or staff time assigned to this.
Participate in campus-wide initiatives.
Rely on external programs.
The library doesn’t have one, but the university does and has had library staff enrolled. In addition, TRLN has a type of
management development program. The library also supports participation in discipline specific leadership development
programs such as ARL, Harvard, and EDUCAUSE.
The library faculty council has never supported one outside of a mentor program that has little to no success.
There is one on campus and we constantly keep leadership development in mind, but informally, for librarians and
department heads.
University has a leadership development program.
Use external programs.
We are currently creating a leadership development program.
We do not have a formal leadership development program. However, we identify high potential employees and provide
them with internal opportunities for leadership experience as well as internal and external training.
We have several leadership development strategies, not formally defined as a “program.”
We occasionally have programs within the library, but they have a beginning and end. We do not have an ongoing
leadership development program, although we are beginning to plan one based on a successful program we had a few
years ago.
LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
The purpose of this section is to learn more about the types of leadership and succession planning strategies your library uses.
35. Does your library have a leadership development program? N=49
Yes 17 35%
No 32 65%
If no, please briefly describe why your library doesn’t have a leadership development program.
N=17
Although we don’t have an individual development program, the library supports attendance at external programs and
institutes as mentioned in previous questions.
In the process of developing a leadership program.
It is something that is currently under discussion, but does not exist now.
Leaders are developed based on performance, interest, and need.
Leadership development has been on an individualized basis, not part of a comprehensive plan.
No infrastructure or staff time assigned to this.
Participate in campus-wide initiatives.
Rely on external programs.
The library doesn’t have one, but the university does and has had library staff enrolled. In addition, TRLN has a type of
management development program. The library also supports participation in discipline specific leadership development
programs such as ARL, Harvard, and EDUCAUSE.
The library faculty council has never supported one outside of a mentor program that has little to no success.
There is one on campus and we constantly keep leadership development in mind, but informally, for librarians and
department heads.
University has a leadership development program.
Use external programs.
We are currently creating a leadership development program.
We do not have a formal leadership development program. However, we identify high potential employees and provide
them with internal opportunities for leadership experience as well as internal and external training.
We have several leadership development strategies, not formally defined as a “program.”
We occasionally have programs within the library, but they have a beginning and end. We do not have an ongoing
leadership development program, although we are beginning to plan one based on a successful program we had a few
years ago.
