Though it was a path I never expected, in hindsight, I was incredibly lucky to start my career in the HR Unit as I learned so much about management, leadership, organizational culture and development, change management, employee motivation and so much more. Plus we had an amazing group of people including a great HR Manager […]
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Wisdom Wednesday – How To Identify Poor Leaders
@bringleadershiptolife Identifying a bad leader in your workplace.. #workplace #leadershiptiktok #leadershiptraining ? original sound – Greg Zimbulis – Greg Zimbulis
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
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 […]
Wisdom Wednesday – How To Start Every Work Meeting…
@adamfrith_ Amen ? #animation #funny #foryou #fyp ? original sound – Dustin Nickerson
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy Appointversary To Me
My first day at RPL was September 8, 2008 but I never realised I was officially appointed to the position on September 5, 2008 so happy 16th appointversary to me!
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