{"id":4685,"date":"2020-09-24T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:46:15","slug":"trusting-team-planning-build-the-courage-to-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/trusting-team-planning-build-the-courage-to-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusting Team Planning (build the courage to lead)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cCourage is a prerequisite for all leadership,\u201d<\/b> Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/a> says. And it can be taught. It\u2019s made up of four skills: being vulnerable is the most important, followed by sticking to values, trusting others and persistence. There can be no courage without vulnerability and no vulnerability without the risk of failure. \u201cOne of the things that we learned in the research,\u201d she says, \u201cis that people who have the skills to get back up from a fall will engage in smarter risks and more courageous behaviors than people who don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

It must be emphasized that a good program and plan will help you develop the next generation library. Planning is part of management and occurs in times of change, particularly when there are budget concerns. Many libraries undertake strategic planning as part of their responsibilities for annual budgeting. However, it is how these service plans are developed and implemented that matters. It is how you communicate the plan that is important. Our trusted team workshop framework helps improve the quality of library services. <\/p>\n

If you are starting a new library program or plan<\/a>, you can develop a series of listening activities to encourage communication. Facilitation of the trusted service \/ listening session workshops can be done for communities of varying sizes, including local areas, the county or state. Outcomes include: <\/p>\n