Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NEFLIN - DeEtta Jones, Library Management Skills:
The Organization, October 8th @ SE

Whether or not your attended DeEtta Jones' August 13th workshop, Library Management Skills: The Manager, you may find this Part 2 of her Next Generation Leadership series very interesting.

If you wish to register, contact us at JPLTraining@coj.net,
and we will get you enrolled.

Cancellation Deadline is 9:00 am on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
Otherwise, no show fees may apply.  See JPL's NEFLIN Enrollment Policy.

Library Management Skills: The Organization

When:
Thursday October 8, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Where:
Jacksonville Public Library - Southeast Regional
10599 Deerwood Park Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32256  
 
Based on the principles of organizational learning, the workshop focuses on the performance of the library as a system and how individuals can create the kind of organization they want. Current theories in organizational development come alive through interactive, library-related examples and exercises with real world applications.

Learning Outcomes

Participants in this workshop will learn about:
  • Creating and sustaining vision
  • Organizational values
  • Group/team communication
  • Exercising influence
  • Systemic problem solving

Target Audience:
  • Anyone interested in or involved with shaping their organization's future
  • People with supervisory, management or some responsibility for being change agents in the organization are best suited for this experience
  • Open minds are required

Trainer: DeEtta Jones, DJA Consulting

DeEtta Jones has facilitated hundreds of workshops and been an invited speaker on diversity, leadership and management issues for audiences across the world, including China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia and Canada among others. In addition to workshops and speaking engagements,

She has rich experience as a process facilitator and consultant. Some of her recent consulting experiences include strategic planning process facilitation; working with not-for-profit governance boards to enhance effectiveness; launching and facilitating training sessions for affinity groups; senior leadership team group process facilitation; facilitating corporate diversity team education and awareness sessions; designing and facilitating learning events related to diversity, management, leadership and organizational culture and change; and executive and high-potential coaching.

DeEtta is also a member of the Diversity Best Practices consulting team and in collaboration with them is supporting a number of major strategy development engagements in national and global companies.