A 
program:
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with Melanie
Hawks, ARL Office of Library and Management Services |
Organizational Culture and Collaboration: a presentation and discussion:
We function on a daily basis as members of teams, committees, and groups on routine tasks and special projects within our units, our library organization, our campus, and the profession. How often do we get the chance to think about the dynamics of collaboration and how it works well, or sometimes not so well, within an academic library setting? This presentation will address the meaning of collaboration in today's academic library environment, its role in organizational culture, and strategies for enhancing collaboration and building a collaborative environment. What do we need to understand about organizational culture to help collaborations succeed? How can collaborative relationships influence the way we approach our work in academic libraries?
Workshop on Work-Life Balance:
This workshop will help participants explore the brain-body connection to gain a better understanding of neuroscience research on the impact of stress, how it can harm us on both a short- and a long-term basis, and explore possible antidotes to these negative effects of stress. Attendees will have the chance to examine personal assumptions and choice patterns -- how do we get out of balance in ways that contribute to raising our stress levels? What thinking and action strategies can help restore equilibrium? Attendees will also consider organizational assumptions and systems that influence the choices we make -- how does our work environment encourage or discourage balance? Is there anything we can do about it?
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Melanie Hawks has over ten years of experience designing and conducting training for adult learners in the non-profit sector. She served four years as the Staff Development Officer for the University of Utah's Marriott Library, where her responsibilities included developing leadership and management training programs for all supervisory levels. Since 1998 Melanie has worked with ARL's Office of Leadership and Management Services (OLMS). She is currently Program Officer for Training and Leadership Development and creates and facilitates in-person and online events to meet a wide variety of learning needs within the academic library community. Melanie has earned a certification in Organizational Diagnosis and is currently pursuing certification in Emotional Intelligence.
