Workshop: Servant Leadership in Your Library with Linda Bruno

Please note: This is an @ Your Library workshop held at the Wakulla County Public Library.

We’ve probably all heard this statement, attributed to several authors, including Theodore Roosevelt: “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

Think about that for a moment…can you really care about the people you work with without expressing it through service to them? I don’t think so. And in a nutshell, that’s what servant leadership is all about – concern for others and taking action about those concerns when necessary.

In Servant Leadership in Your Library, we’ll delve into what this phrase really involves. Is it just another “buzzword” or does it have some real value? How can you incorporate it into your own leadership style – or do you already do that? And of course, you don’t have to have a “title” to be a leader – you can exhibit servant leadership no matter what your position.

So, what are some things you might want to be careful of when focusing on servant leadership?

We’ll look at who you are – really – and how that affects how you perceive and implement servant leadership. Understanding yourself as a human being can work wonders in your ability to be an effective servant leader.

Remember…”The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves.”
–J. Carla Nortcutt

Linda Bruno has been developing and conducting training workshops for libraries for more than fifteen years. Her favorite thing to do is to help people become their best selves! That’s why she offers workshops on topics ranging from Leadership Skills to Emotional Intelligence – and lots of areas in between.