The document outlines leadership principles, emphasizing the distinction between leaders and managers, with leaders focusing on collaboration and motivation. It introduces the ABCDE framework for leading, highlighting actions like building support and empowering teams, and discusses best practices for leading through change and developing one's career. Additionally, it provides resources for further learning about leadership.

1. THE ABCS OF
LEADING FROM
ANYWHERE
Amy Koester | WLA 2016

2. ON OUR AGENDA
• What is leadership? What is a leader, and how does that
differ from being a manager?
• The ABC(DE)s of leading
• Thoughts on leading through change
• Thoughts on leading for your career
• Time for questions

3. ANDYOU ARE…?
• Amy Koester, MLS
• Youth & Family Program
Supervisor, Skokie (IL)
Public Library
• I love opportunities to put
great ideas into practice.

4. Leadership is “the accomplishment of a goal
through the direction of human assistants.”
A leader is a person who “successfully marshals
[their] human collaborators to achieve particular
ends.”
–W.C.H. Prentice,“Understanding Leadership,”
Harvard Business Review, January 2004

5. Leadership is “the accomplishment of a goal
through the direction of human assistants.”
A leader is a person who “successfully marshals
[their] human collaborators to achieve particular
ends.”
–W.C.H. Prentice,“Understanding Leadership,”
Harvard Business Review, January 2004

6. A MANAGER
• is in a position of
institutional authority
• mandates action
• evaluates performance
• answers for their
subordinates
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7. A LEADER
• understands people’s
motivations
• enlists participation
• connects individuals’ needs
and interests to the group’s
purpose
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8. MANAGERS & LEADERS DON’T
HAVETO BETHE SAME PEOPLE.

9. So what can you do
to lead ?

10. A = ANYWHERE
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11. B = BUILD SUPPORT
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12. C = COMMUNICATE
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13. D = DIVE IN
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14. E = EMPOWERYOURTEAM
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15. LEADINGTHROUGH
CHANGE
• Change is top-down, but
leaders are essential
• Have a plan (that includes
input & feedback)
• Prioritize communication at
all stages of change
• Recognize accomplishments
& lessons learned
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16. LEADINGTHROUGH
CHANGE
• Change is top-down, but
leaders are essential
• Have a plan (that includes
input & feedback)
• Prioritize communication at
all stages of change
• Recognize accomplishments
& lessons learned
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17. LEADINGTHROUGH
CHANGE
• Change is top-down, but
leaders are essential
• Have a plan (that includes
input & feedback)
• Prioritize communication at
all stages of change
• Recognize accomplishments
& lessons learned
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18. LEADINGTHROUGH
CHANGE
• Change is top-down, but
leaders are essential
• Have a plan (that includes
input & feedback)
• Prioritize communication at
all stages of change
• Recognize accomplishments
& lessons learned
Image from the Library of Congress

19. LEADINGTHROUGH
CHANGE
• Change is top-down, but
leaders are essential
• Have a plan (that includes
input & feedback)
• Prioritize communication at
all stages of change
• Recognize accomplishments
& lessons learned
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20. LEADING FORYOUR CAREER
• Give credit, take blame
• Follow through in all
responsibilities
• Zoom out for perspective
• Keep a portfolio!
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21. LEADING FORYOUR CAREER
• Give credit, take blame
• Follow through in all
responsibilities
• Zoom out for perspective
• Keep a portfolio!
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22. LEADING FORYOUR CAREER
• Give credit, take blame
• Follow through in all
responsibilities
• Zoom out for perspective
• Keep a portfolio!
Image from the Library of Congress

23. LEADING FORYOUR CAREER
• Give credit, take blame
• Follow through in all
responsibilities
• Zoom out for perspective
• Keep a portfolio!
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24. LEADING FORYOUR CAREER
• Give credit, take blame
• Follow through in all
responsibilities
• Zoom out for perspective
• Keep a portfolio!
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25. A FEW RESOURCES
• HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review (podcast)
• Nonprofit with Balls byVu Le (blog)
• “Persuasion and the Power of Story: Jennifer Aaker (Future of
StoryTelling 2013)” from Future of StoryTelling (video)
• Presence by Amy Cuddy (book)
• Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team
Doesn’t Report toYou byTom Kendrick (book)

26. QUESTIONS?
amy.e.koester@gmail.com
@amyeileenk