the big picture: success for all
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The Big Picture: Success for all. Lincoln County Public Library Board Meeting July 9, 2012 Amanda Gearhart, Director. To be a leading, forward-looking institution To be the heart of the community To be an award winning library - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE BIG PICTURE: SUCCESS FOR ALL Lincoln County Public Library
Board Meeting
July 9, 2012
Amanda Gearhart, Director
VISION FOR LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
• To be a leading, forward-looking institution• To be the heart of the community• To be an award winning library• To be a great place to work where people are
inspired to be the best they can be
HOW DO WE ENSURE THE PATH LEADS TO SUCCESS?
ROLE OF THE BOARD
• Hire and evaluate the library director• Monitor and evaluate the overall
effectiveness of the library• Plan for the future of the library• Set library policies• Advocate for the library
*From Kentucky Public Library Trustee Manual http://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/trustees/Documents/trusteemanual.pdf
BOARD FOCUS: THE “RIGHT STUFF”
• The Right Mind Set• The Right Role• The Right Work• The Right People• The Right Agenda• The Right Information• The Right Culture*From The “Right Stuff” of Governance. McGinnis, William (Community College League of California: Board
Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
BOARD FOCUS: MAKING POLICY
• Establish the general goals of the institution• Long-range plan• Strategic plan• Reflected in budget• Frame the annual goals or priorities of the board
& director
* From High Performing Boards Make & Monitor Policy, Cindra Smith (Community College League of California: Board Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
POLICY ISSUE TEST
• Does it relate to the general goals?• Does it address what the library does instead
of how the library does it?
* From High Performing Boards Make & Monitor Policy, Cindra Smith (Community College League of California: Board Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
A FINE LINE…
DEFINE: MICROMANAGEMENT
• To manage especially with excessive control or attention to details (Merriam-Webster.com)
* From Defining Micromanagement, Cindra Smith (Community College League of California: Board Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
CRITERIA
• The action tells the director or staff member how to do their job
• It probably involves an individual board member
• It is identified as micromanagement by fellow board members or staff members
*From Defining Micromanagement, Cindra Smith (Community College League of California: Board Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
Micromanagement violates the board’s fiduciary responsibility to ensure that time
and resources of the institution are well spent
* From Defining Micromanagement, Cindra Smith (Community College League of California: Board Focus, Fall 2006. http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/BF06win.pdf)
ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR
Responsible for all business operations including:• management of the assets; • training, promotion, discipline, and
termination of employees; • establishing and maintaining the business
organization and structure to efficiently conduct the management functions
*From Lincoln County Public Library Board Policy (page 9)
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.” – Ronald Reagan
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results. – George S. Patton
People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing. A leader’s job is to help people have vision of their potential. – John Porter