Traditional professional development plans in libraries may satisfy organizational or certification needs but do not necessarily satisfy employees’ needs, wants, and interests. What if we put ...

New library employees have much to learn. And when it comes to the topic of disabilities awareness, even a short conversation with a newly hired staffer can ensure that it is not lost in the training ...

When planning your staff development, less is more! I recently attended a local education conference that was excellent. The organizers were extremely thoughtful and had planned out every detail of ...

One of the best ways to improve your small business is to improve your employees. While it may seem counterproductive to use valuable time for employee seminars, training sessions and courses, in the ...

Talent is not always easy to come by in today’s job market. With employers pulling out all the stops to attract the best candidates, from speeding up the hiring process to personalizing job offers, ...

Advice for working with the essential – and often unsung – professional services teams who enable universities to deliver effective teaching, research and student success Teaching and research may be ...

It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...