Hello, fair readers! I’m sorry that I’ve been MIA for so long. The holidays are only part of my excuse. The last 8+ weeks have been alternately…… Read more “Checking In”
Category: Leadership
Access Services Conference
Thanks to having an employer who actually sees the value in investing in its employees I was able to attend the Access Services Conference for the first…… Read more “Access Services Conference”
Soft Power and Changing Workplace Culture
Updated: 2017-10-27, 10:17 I recently worked a Sunday evening shift for the first time, 1:00-9:00 PM. I didn’t stay until closing, but long enough to support my…… Read more “Soft Power and Changing Workplace Culture”
Humanist Leadership
I’m new to being a boss. I’ve supervised student assistants for years, but this is the first job in which I’ve supervised “grown-ups.” Currently, I have five…… Read more “Humanist Leadership”
Obligatory Weekly Update
Not much has been going on. The second week of the semester is over and I feel like we’ve settled in. DeLyle was here for about twenty-four…… Read more “Obligatory Weekly Update”
I’m a Survivor!
After last week’s freak out over the beginning of the new semester, three days into it and it’s not so bad. I’m exhausted and my feet hurt,…… Read more “I’m a Survivor!”
Free Speech and Free Societies, Pt. 2
I’ve not watched the Charlottesville news coverage thoroughly. I don’t know exactly what happened, but I know whatever everyone else knows. Fascists brought assault rifles to a…… Read more “Free Speech and Free Societies, Pt. 2”
Taking Stock at Two Months
This week marks two months in the new job, and two weeks from the start of the fall semester. Let’s take a step back and see how…… Read more “Taking Stock at Two Months”
Surviving a Toxic Work Place
Hopefully, this will never happen to you. Hopefully, you will spend your career working in supportive environments filled with respect and opportunity. Hopefully, your co-workers will grow…… Read more “Surviving a Toxic Work Place”
Just How Friendly Is Too Friendly, Boss?
When I moved from St. Louis to Las Vegas I moved from my true home city; from the area where I’d spent most of my life and…… Read more “Just How Friendly Is Too Friendly, Boss?”
Tales of a Librarian 