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Wisdom Wednesday – Every Bad Manager Thinks They’re A Good Manager

We didn’t see eye to eye on everything but I was very fortunate to have the first manager in libraries that I did as he was very experienced and knowledgeable (obviously people have to start somewhere but it can be a lot tougher if your manager is someone who’s newly hired or has only been […]

¶ Posted 25 October 2023 § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Wisdom Wednesday – “Leadership is about going out of your comfort zone to help others.”

I was once in an interview where I was asked about my definition of leadership. I was in a terrible head space so I froze up then gave an answer that basically insulted everyone in the room! I’ll probably try a “redo” of that question in blog form some day as I have lots of […]

¶ Posted 18 October 2023 § News § Politics § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, history, language, science

Wisdom Wednesday – “What If You’re Both Right?”

This was a lesson I learned from my first manager at RPL (who also happened to be the Manager of HR so had tons of great insights into managing people, dealing with conflict and so on.) The context was that I was in a very unique role as Organizational Development Specialist, responsible for all staff […]

¶ Posted 04 October 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, orgdevl

Friday Fun Link – Rona Sent Multiple Emails Asking Me To Review The 30×50 Blue Polyethylene Tarp I Bought

So I did. Then, after all their asking, not sure why they rejected my review! 😉 Greatest Tarp of All-Time? Greatest Tarp of All-Time! I wasn’t sure what to expect when i ordered this 30×50 blue polyethylene tarp that was listed on the Rona web site. But I was pleasantly surprised to receive a 30×50 […]

¶ Posted 29 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Wisdom Wednesday – Actions, Not Words

I’ve been thinking about actions vs. words a lot lately. One of the things that really brought home this important distinction was when I had to leave the Regent Place branch of Regina Public Library after eight years as Branch Head following a re-org of supervisors and managers. It was a pretty emotional time and […]

¶ Posted 27 September 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl

Wisdom Wednesday – The Difference Between Control and Support

They may be introverted or extroverted, new to the role or with years of experience, heavily trained in management theory or have developed their approach through real-life experience. But, at the end of the day, there are really only two kinds of managers – those who see their role to control others and those who […]

¶ Posted 20 September 2023 § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, language, orgdevl

Friday Fun Link – Fuck Professionalism: Creating A Workplace That Works For All

So much of what we’re taught to believe from our earliest days, by our parents, by our schools, by popular culture, is outdated, incorrect and potentially even harmful such as the notion of “professionalism“.

¶ Posted 02 June 2023 § FridayFunLink § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, language, orgdevl

2022 SPL Report To Our Community

Always interesting to look at other library system’s annual reports at what’s similar, what’s different and also to spark ideas and inspiration.

¶ Posted 31 May 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, saskatchewan

“Except he’s the most terrifying cishet looking white guy I’ve ever laid eyes on.”

https://twitter.com/RebekahLove27/status/1658430933421240328

¶ Posted 16 May 2023 § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, parents

Saturday Snap – Sasha’s Birthday Sleepover

Booked Sweet Dreamz Slumber, a local company that sets up tents with lights, banners, serving trays outside the tent, a ceiling light show device and more for Sasha’s 10th birthday party sleepover. Was cool to have them arrive one-by-one and go downstairs to hear things like: “Oh. My. God.”, “This is AMAZING!”, “So cool”.