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Category Archives: Wisdom Wednesday

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 […]

Posted 25 September 2024 § Jobs § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Start Every Work Meeting…

@adamfrith_ Amen ? #animation #funny #foryou #fyp ? original sound – Dustin Nickerson

Posted 18 September 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – I’m Such A Team Player, I Really Enjoy My Job, And I Respect My Colleagues. But also…

…I cling madly to those studies that show swearing in a sign of higher-than-average intelligence! 😉 @the_mole_bag ????? #CapCut #meme #schittscreek #pov #workhumour #relatable #foryou #foryoupage #fyp #jokesss ? original sound – Nintendo – Nintendo  

Posted 04 September 2024 § Humour § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Who Could’ve Predicted Sick Time Would Increase Coming Out of a Worldwide Pandemic?!?

This may be a record as I’ve been collecting information and reading about and adding info to the ongoing draft of this blog post, for oh, over two years. I’ve been doing this, basically ever since society collectively decided that Covid was over and that we’d all stop masking, stop most precautions, and start acting […]

Posted 28 August 2024 § Jobs § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – How To Build A Team

@garyveevideoexperience “Want better company culture ??? Create these types of concepts that may help impact 2-4-40-400 employees, if you actually want great company culture, you must spend real time on it and not just your P&L .. hope this hits for some leaders!” – @GaryVee ? original sound – GaryVee Video Experience – GaryVee Video […]

Posted 21 August 2024 § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – First Day Back at Work After Holidays

@lindsayy_224 #relatable #backtowork #holiday ? original sound – Lindsayy_224

Posted 24 July 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Empathy at Its Foundation Includes Curiosity

Whereas other specialists know one subject deeply, one of the single best things about (most) librarians in my view is that we tend to be people who have a shallow but wide knowledge about a massive range of topics – politics, technology, pop culture, science, religion – and that curiosity about the world and other […]

Posted 26 June 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Ultimate Power Move

I didn’t actually find this through a polygamy account (not that there’s anything wrong with that!) but the sentiment holds – the best way to lead a more authentic, unashamed life is to try to live without secrets but instead being transparent, open and unconcerned with others who try to control you.

Posted 19 June 2024 § ‡ Comments (0) °

Wisdom Wednesday – Is Your Organization A Downtown Calcutta Environment?

@jessicakriegel Culture is a smell test – it can either energize or exhaust you. ?? organizationalculture employeeengagement workenvironment leadership motivation productivity teamwork employeeperformance inspiration mindset business success FontainebleauForest Calcutta ? original sound – Dr. Jessica Kriegel – Dr. Jessica Kriegel

Posted 12 June 2024 § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Wisdom Wednesday – I Think One of the Worst Feelings Is…

@go_hiking_ That is definitely one of the worst feelings ? #waterfall #waterfalls #hikingoftiktok #hikers #hikingadventures #hiking #ithaca ? original sound – Farbsy

Posted 05 June 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,