Filling the empty chairs –
Case study in succession planning
ANLTC 2008 Ursula Byrne
Head of Academic Services
Humanities & Social Sciences
UCD Library.
Early 1980s
NUI Maynooth Cataloguer
Mid 1980sUniversity College DublinCataloguer
Late 1980sUniversity College DublinSubject Librarian
Mid 1990s Liaison Librarian
1994 - 2006 Job-sharing / UCD Crèche Committee
Print media projects
• QA/QI 2003
• Newsletter
• Library guides 2002-5
• Reports etc
• Horizon Scanning
• Team working –
– Web group/pages– News letter– Information skills– E-books
What motivates me?
– Drive to achieve beyond expectations – External factors - salary– Achieve for the sake of achievement– Passion for the work itself…pride in a job well done– Energy– Restless with the status quo– Questions – why are things done one way rather than
an other ?– Desire to make a difference
Cognitive skills Mentoring
Social skills
Motivation
Self regulation Empathy and intuition
Self awareness
Technical skills MAKING A DIFFERENCE
What about the Challenges?
Strike a balance between :
taking advantage of new opportunities
and
managing a growing workload.
Reading on Emotional Intelligence:
Goleman, Daniel (1998)What makes a leader Harvard Business Review Nov-Dec
Thank you.
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