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LLAMA webinar: Successful change comes from understanding your organization's culture

What is your library’s organizational culture and why does it matter? Understanding the way people and groups in your organization interact with each other, with patrons, and with stakeholders can be the key to making positive changes and helping people adapt to them successfully. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Analyzing staff engagement and connections to understand organizational culture” on Wednesday, June 6, at 1:30-3:00 pm Central Time.

This webinar will highlight the system and methodology used by Northwestern University Library to understand its organizational culture and the specific impacts of a recent restructuring, and will show how it can be done on a smaller scale. It will also cover what was learned and how that has been applied to improve communication, build better teams, and develop a more supportive culture.

Participants will learn:

-How to conduct a social connections (network) analysis of your organization

-How to conduct a staff and user engagement survey

-How to use this data to build effective teams, leverage organizational culture, and improve communication.

This webinar addresses change management, one of .

Who Should Attend: Administrators and managers of large libraries or departments

Our presenter: Michael Perry is Head of Assessment and Planning at Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois.

Registration: LLAMA member $49; Non-LLAMA member $59; LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $199; Non-LLAMA group rate (5 or more people at one site) $239; Student: $29

Register online: Register with a purchase order or by mail: (PDF, 1 pg.).

Can’t attend the live event? No problem! If you register, you will automatically receive a link to the recorded version for later viewing

Tech Requirements: This webinar uses GoToWebinar software, which may require a small download.

For questions about this webinar or other LLAMA programs, contact: Fred Reuland. freuland@ala.org

About the Library Leadership and Management Association

The Library Leadership and Management Association () advances outstanding leadership and management practices in library and information services by encouraging and nurturing individual excellence in current and aspiring library leaders. LLAMA is a division of the 91´«Ã½.