Session Description:
This panel presentation will explore leadership development through the scope of geographic diversity and how regional cultural contexts impact one’s response to and effectiveness in maximizing potential and professional growth. Each panelist represents a diverse geographic demographic, including two regions of the U.S. and the Middle East. Panelists will help program attendees review their leadership style and identify ways in which they can improve their skills and effectiveness while encouraging innovative thought in others.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Attendees will be able to identify a variety of resources in order to develop effective leadership skills
• Attendees will be able to evaluate their environments in context in order to strengthen visibility and improve delivery of library services.
• Attendees will be able to assist others in the development of leadership skills in order to build an effective library team, recognizing that being a leader is not necessarily tied to position or title.

Presenters:
Eric A. Kidwell, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, United States, Isabelle Eula, Central Library, Qatar Foundation Education Division, Doha, , Qatar, Shannon Van Kirk, Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR, United States

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