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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS. PLEASE FORWARD THIS POSTING TO APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS. THANK YOU. Please do not respond to this message. Registration information appears at the end of this posting. ***************************************************************************** The Association of Research Libraries/Office of Management Services announces leadership and staff development programs available during Fall 1996 Facilitation Skills Institute -- Sept. 11-13, Baltimore, MD Participants will learn how to become skilled facilitators who can assume key roles within their work units and other groups to assist in producing better quality team/group results. Topics will include: skills for effective facilitation; group dynamics and group process; facilitative vs. controllin leadership; managing meetings; dealing with difficult behaviors in groups; and problem-solving and decision-making methods. Each participant will have an opportunity to practice facilitation skills. FEE ARL member library staff: $350; Non-ARL library staff: $420 Library Management Skills Institute I: the Manager -- Oct. 1- 4, Evanston, IL This Institute will explore and develop a range of concepts and techniques associated with effective management and leadership so that the individual will broaden his/her ability to function and to contribute to the organization. The focus will be on the individual and the individual's relationship to the library organization as a whole, including relationships to peers, direct reports, and supervisors. Through feedback tools and learning experiences, participants will have an opportunity to reflect on their current approach to managerial and leadership responsibilities. This is a time-tested, strongly recommended institute for any individuals having or moving into managerial and leadership roles. FEE ARL member library staff: $490; Non-ARL library staff: $550 Facilitating Change: the Internal Consultant -- Oct. 21-23, Kansas City, MO Management and staff in libraries will be increasingly expected to function as change facilitators within their organizations. Participants will examine the basics of organizational development; the methods and strategies of facilitating meaningful and successfully implemented change; the dynamics of organizational change; and the importance of transitions. Ample opportunity will be devoted to skill practice and the application of concepts to participants' own work. FEE ARL member library staff: $350; Non-ARL library staff: $420 Library Management Skills Institute II: the Management Process -- Nov. 4-8, Washington D.C. This intensive 5-day program will use a simulated library workplace, in the framwork of a learning organization model, to focus on the individual's ability to have a positive influence on the overall performance of the organization. Emphasis will be placed on building and maintaining proficiency in the skills of observation, diagnosis, and planning so that participants will become more effective in solving organizational problems and in recognizing organizational opportunities. FEE ARL member library staff: $695; Non-ARL library staff: $745 Women in Library Leadership -- Nov. 19-21, Safety Harbor, FL Does the "glass ceiling" research apply to libraries? Are there differences in the ways in which men and women lead? In this special 3 1/2 day institute, participants will examine these questions; identify key skills for effective leadership in the diverse workplace; explore personal values and how they fit into the workplace; assess developmental needs; and explore and develop strategies for enhancing personal and professional lives through understanding life/work balance behaviors. FEE ARL-member library staff: $490; Non-ARL library staff: $550 REGISTRATION: Please contact: Christine Seebold OMS Training Program Assistant 21 Dupont Circle, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 296-8656 FAX: (202) 872-0884 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] OR REGISTER USING OUR NEW WEB REGISTRATION FORM AT OUR AWARD-WINNING WEBSITE: <http://arl.cni.org> Go to Training and Organizational Development pages for registration form. The above programs are also available as sponsored events in which one library or a group of libraries can contract for the desired event at lower cost. Contact Christine Seebold for further information on Sponsored Institutes.