Category Archives: Jobs

Wisdom Wednesday – Why Your Performance Review Doesn’t Matter

@jimchuong ? original sound – The Lazy Canadian Investor

There Is A Constant Battle Within Public Libraries Between Our Core Values of Belief In Freedom of Expression and Belief in Diversity/Inclusion

Posted without further comment.  (Er, other than to say you can fast forward to the end to see the conflict of those values in action…) (h/t to concerned community member who sent this to me.  It’s actually senior RPL managers speaking off-camera at the end, not RPL security guards.)

Wisdom Wednesday – Personality Hires Are More Important Than any Type of Hire

@dxnielbennett coming from a personality hire #hiring #corporatelife #work ? original sound – Daniel Bennett

Wisdom Wednesday – Trust Is More Important Than Performance

“We have a million metrics to measure performance but little to none to measure trustworthiness.” @simonsinek Promote the trustworthy, not just the high-performing. Is your team built on trust? ? #NavySEALs #LeadershipLessons ? original sound – Simon Sinek

Longest Tenured Meterologist in South Florida In Tears Talking About Approaching Hurricane

NBC6's @JohnMoralesTV is the longest tenured TV meteorologist in south Florida. When he gets this serious, this emotional, on the air, viewers pay attention: pic.twitter.com/iiECZ8KaHx — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 7, 2024

Friday Fun Link – Huge Mistakes Everyone Makes Shopping at Costco

Friday Fun Link – Elderly Comedian

This guy is hilarious… @geoffreyjeffren Behold the King of One-Liners ? ? ?: Andy Huggins #donttellcomedy #standupcomedy #standup smartcomedy@Andy Huggins #funnyvideos #comedycentral #Comedy #williamlastkrm #williamlast #justforlaugh @Comedy Central @William Last KRM ? original sound – Geoffrey Jeffren  

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On A Roof (July 2016)

Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]

Wisdom Wednesday – Counter Intuitive Leadership Principles

A long time ago, a senior leader at RPL told me “I know you like tech companies but libraries aren’t like those companies.  We do things differently.” I wasn’t advocating for trampolines in the hallways and personal chefs in the lunch room but I did wonder “Why” that person ruled out trying some different innovative […]

Friday Fun Link – Kamala Harris Answers The Internet’s Most Searched Questions About Her