New workshop: Strategic Planning Made Easy

For Immediate Release
Fri, 03/23/2018

Contact:

Colton Ursiny

Administrative Assistant

ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions

cursiny@ala.org

CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, Strategic Planning Made Easy with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

People often approach strategic planning as if it’s compulsory—a bureaucratic task that needs to be checked off of a list to satisfy the desires of a manager or a board. But if you focus on the people and not just the process, you can create a plan that is both motivating and successful.

In this workshop, library management and strategic planning expert Catherine Hakala-Ausperk offers tips and strategies on everything from who should be involved to what your finished plan should look like. She discusses how you can use strategic planning to stay current, enhance your library services, and more effectively serve your patrons.

About the Instructor

Catherine Hakala-Ausperk is an author, national library speaker, and consultant with 32-years’ experience in everything from public library service to management and administration. She teaches at Kent State University’s iSchool as well as for the American Library Association’s Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Program, The Public Library Association, ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions, the Urban Library Council, InfoPeople, and multiple other organizations.  Catherine is active speaking, planning, and consulting in libraries around the country, most recently presenting at staff days and conferences on her newest book, Renew Yourself! A Six-Step Plan for More Meaningful Work (ALA, 2017). She is also the author of Be a Great Boss: One Year to Success (ALA, 2011) and Build a Great Team: One Year to Success (ALA, 2013). She is currently at work on a new series of Leadership Planners. Catherine’s passion is for supporting, coaching, and developing great libraries, successful teams, and, especially, strong and effective library leaders.

Registration for this ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshop is available on the ALA Store. You can purchase registration at both individual and group rates.

ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshops offer a convenient, hands-on learning experience that will help you and your colleagues make the best decisions for your library. This workshop is licensed for use by staff or users of the purchasing institution or library organization.

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