03722nam a2200289Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000180008204000230010004200080012304300120013105000250014308200210016824500780018926000810026730000270034833700130037533800150038850400510040350527920045465000340324665000270328065000520330770000400335970000330339931142120160527190520.0130118s2013    ilu      b    001 0 eng    a  2012027380  a9780838911617  aDLCbengcDLCerda  apcc  an-us---00aZ682.4.A34bM36 201300a025.1bM266622300aManaging in the middlecedited by Robert Farrell and Kenneth Schlesinger.10aChicagobALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Associationc2013.  axii, 175 pagesc28 cm.  2rdamedia  2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIt's a job, not a reward! / by Gayle Hornaday -- Stepping right into the middle of ... / by Anne C. Barnhart -- Testing the waters : creative role playing for management success / by Amanda Lea Folk -- Learning the ropes : LIS and professional training is not enough / by Amanda Lea Folk -- Is an MBA a good choice for middle management librarians? / by Elizabeth O'Brien -- Expertise, influence, and magical thinking : interviews with middle managers / by Melissa Laning and Neal Nixon -- Business books for the library middle manager : an annotated bibliography / by Joe C. Clark -- Rethinking interpersonal communication for managers / by Marie L. Radford -- The middle in the middle : maintaining your sanity while mediating conflict / by Amanda Lea Folk -- Horizontal communication : social networking in the middle / by Nancy J. Kress -- Feeling good in the middle : emotional intelligence at work / by Robert Farrell -- Top communication rules for effective library management / by Louis Howley, Kathryn Bock Plunkett, and Nicole Sump-Crethar -- Formal and informal communication in meetings / by Robin L. Ewing -- The power of un / by Maureen Diana Sasso -- Checklist for productivity / by Samantha Hines -- Procrastination and willpower / by Samantha Hines -- The critical path for middle managers : a project management technique for librarians / by Dorothy A. Mays -- Firm, but fair : dealing with problem employees / by C.J. de Jong -- Supervision / by Debbie Schachter -- Performance management : making difficult conversations easy and managing soft skills / by Robert Barr -- Performance improvement : an overview for middle managers / by Barbara Petersohn -- Consult me first : building consultative relationships between top-level and mid-level library managers / by Jeffrey Franks -- Managing perceptions / by Liza Weisbrod -- Surviving layoffs / by Curt Friehs -- The poor administrator and you : survival tips for the mid-level manager / by Jeffrey Franks -- Tips for managing bad bosses -- Interview with Sally Decker Smith -- The self-determined middle manager / by Kristine Condic -- Leadership / by Debbie Schachter -- Followership / by Debbie Schachter -- Being an entrepreneurial leader / by Jennifer Rowley -- Managing change : a reading guide for today's middle manager / by Keith Phelan Gorman and Joe M. Williams -- The need for middle managers : turning today's new librarians into tomorrow's leaders / by Bernadine Goldman -- Building strong middle manager/paralibrarian relationships : middle managers as mentors / by Allison Sloan -- Moving up the ranks and back again : lessons learned as an interim library director / by Elisabeth Tappeiner -- Working with the plateaued employee / by Janet Butler Munch -- Interview with John Lubans -- What's a team? 0aLibrary administrators2Local 0aMiddle managers2Local 0aCommunication in library administration.2Local1 aFarrell, Robertc(Professor)2Local1 aSchlesinger, Kenneth.2Local