At times of budget cuts, loss of personnel, extra demands
on services and lack of time, the pressures of the day
make it easy to resort to short-term fixes. This workshop
will teach the skill of mapping decision-making strategies
by creating a simple grid system, based on the classic
organizational map. The workshop will also explore at what
level attendees are making decisions. Are you making decisions
at the task, management or leadership level? How does the
task level where decisions are made determine the efficacy
of leadership?
This
online workshop is a two-week commitment including two
75-minute sessions held live through the LearningTimes
Library Community, plus 15-30 minutes a day to contribute
to ongoing discussions via a web-based bulletin board.
A certificate of completion will be awarded for participants
who actively participate in the two live sessions, complete
the assignment (project and report), and participate
actively in online asynchronous discussions.
The
objectives of the workshop:
- Learn
the Organizational Map
- Learn
basics of decision-making
- Learn
the difference between each level and impact they have
on the decision-making
process
- Make
decisions that have greater buy-in (from the board, community,
staff)
- Make
fewer reactionary decisions
- Make
decisions more effectively
LearningTimes and Pattern Research are committed to all
participants successfully completing this workshop. As
part of the registration process we request that each attendee
complete a goals and technical assessment questionnaire.
The goals assessment will help Pat get an understanding
of what you would like to accomplish during the workshop
and the technical assessment will help LearningTimes plan
for orientations, tech checks and self-paced tutorials
on working in the online Library Community.
Technical Requirements:
- PC
or Macintosh computer -- PC requirements Pentium
II 266 Mhz with 64MB of memory
and a sound card or Mac
requirements are a G3 233 Mhz with 64MB of memory when using OS 9.0
- 9.2 or 128MB of memory when using OS X.
- Microphone
- Reliable
Internet Connection
- Internet
Explorer or Netscape Internet Browsers
