Staff Development Turns Into Personal Development

Do you have any bad habits? Are you interested in developing some good ones? Well now is your chance because the Staff Development Team has decided to host two staff development workshops for the entire staff on the, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". Dr. Frederica Kramer, Chairperson and Professor for the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, will present the first workshop in which she will provide an introduction to the "Seven Habits" as well as touch on the principles of Servant Leadership, great information for all of those folks who unexpectedly found themselves leading a team. The "Seven Habits" section of this workshop is based on the book by Stephen Covey, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." The "Servant Leadership" part of the workshop is based on Robert Greenleaf's book entitled "Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness."

The first session will provide you with some background information for the second staff development session titled, "Building a Great Library Workplace". Bob Ash, who is properly titled Dr. Ash, will present this workshop, but he refuses to use his title and simply likes to be called Bob. Bob currently runs his business, Life Lessons, out of Indianapolis and he has presented before clients such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NASA, and the CIA. Before that, Bob had a plethora of careers, which ranged from a janitor at a school to a superintendent for a school corporation. In addition, he has also spent several years as a professional baseball player. A few of you might even know Bob's family because he was raised in Terre Haute and his father used to own Ash Pharmacy.

Bob will present an all-day workshop that will teach us how to incorporate the "Seven Habits" into our lives. Some of the points that Bob will cover in his workshop are: building on our current Library vision, leadership, integrity, empowering others, building and maintaining trust, as well as groups vs. teams and how to transcend from departments to teams.

I will warn you now, be prepared to laugh. Deb Taylor and I saw Bob at the Greater Cincinnati Library Support Staff Symposium and we had a ball, so at the very least, come for the entertainment and to have fun! Yes, refreshments will be provided at both of the sessions.

The details for the sessions are as follows:

Dr. Frederica Kramer
Introduction to the Seven Habits and Principles of Servant Leadership
March 8, 2002
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location:  Dede III

Dr. Bob Ash
Building a Great Library Workplace
March 28, 2002
Times: Morning Session - 8:30 (We will officially start at 8:45) to 11:15 a.m.
	Lunch - on your own, from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
	Afternoon Session - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Dede II

The Staff Development Team looks forward to hosting both of these dynamic speakers, but more importantly we look forward to seeing you there! To help you prepare for both sessions, the print materials by Stephen Covey, the author of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, have been placed on reserve at Lending Services and the audiotapes on reserve at TMM&M. Frederica will also be sending out a handout via campus mail that will brief you on the "Seven Habits". The titles on reserve are:

At Lending Services (materials may be checked out for 7 days)
 	7 Habits of Highly Effective People
	7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
	Living the 7 Habits
	Principle Centered Leadership
	Reflections for Highly Effective People

At TMM&M:  (audio tapes, may be checked out for 3 days)
	7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
	First Things First
	Principle Centered Leadership

Seven Habits Condensed Summaries Site: 7 habits

Stephen Covey "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"