LLAMA webinar: What every library leader and manager should know about change management

LLAMA webinar: What every library leader and manager should know about change management

Managing change in your library doesn’t have to be daunting anymore!  Change management is a critical and unavoidable part of project management.  Overlooking its impact can cause project failure and staff dissent.  By understanding how change management works, you can ensure success and continued staff buy-in. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Successful Change Management,” on Wednesday, September 11, at 1:30-3:00 pm Central Time. This webinar describes the key parts of successful change management and how to keep your stakeholders happy throughout the project. 

Participants will learn:

• How change can impact your projects
• What constitutes an effective workflow for changes
• New ideas for identifying project stakeholders
• How to create an ongoing communication plan for stakeholders and why it’s so important
• The best decision-making process for implementing change
• The advantages of using workflows to aid change management

This webinar addresses several of LLAMA’s Foundational Leadership Competencies including: Change management; Communication skills; and Problem Solving.

Who Should Attend: This webinar is targeted to all staff involved with change management at their institutions.

Our presenter: Gina Minks, Owner/Principal, Gina Minks Consulting LLC, St. Charles, Missouri.  With over 20 years of experience working with libraries, archives, museums and other cultural and collection holding organizations, Gina has worked with a wide variety of sizes and types of organizations to fulfill their needs.

Registration: LLAMA member $49; Non-LLAMA member $59; LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $199; Non-LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $239; Student: $29

Register online now:

Register with a purchase order or by mail, contact Tom Ferren tferren@ala.org

Can’t attend the live event? No problem! If you register, you will automatically receive a link to the recorded version for later viewing

Tech Requirements: This webinar uses GoToWebinar software, which may require a small download.

For questions about this webinar or other LLAMA programs, contact Fred Reuland: freuland@ala.org

About the Library Leadership and Management Association

The Library Leadership and Management Association (www.ala.org/llama) advances outstanding leadership and management practices in library and information services by encouraging and nurturing individual excellence in current and aspiring library leaders. LLAMA is a division of the American Library Association.