Leadership Academy

BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEADER

The application process is closed.

Dates: August 6-7 & 14, 2020

OVERVIEW

Become an effective leader by attending the 2020 AALL Leadership Academy. Discover how to expand your personal leadership style while networking with your peers. The AALL Leadership Academy is an intensive learning experience designed to prepare you with core leadership skills, strategies to handle leadership challenges and tools to grow your career as an effective leader.

The program will include interactive discussions to explore core behaviors of exemplary leaders, ways to practice those key skills more frequently, leadership assessments that target your strengths and preferences, small and large group collaboration, focused development activities along with opportunities to network with your colleagues. Participants will be subscribed to a private online community, receive a mentor (an AALL member) for one year to support continued growth, and receive ongoing leadership development opportunities.

AREAS OF FOCUS

• Leadership behaviors of exemplary leaders
• Perspectives, tools and strategies
• Values and ethical leadership
• Effective communication skills
• Personal brand identity
• Conflict management skills
• Leading and guiding change
• Talent and team dynamics
• Leadership professional development goals

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Legal information professionals in the early stages of their career, up to 10 years of experience.

Facilitators

Karyn Nishimura Sneath

Karyn likes to describe herself as a Flexible (and fun) Facilitator, a Smart Strategic Planner, and Creative Consultant. Karyn has been working with associations, professional societies, and universities since 1987 providing leadership training, facilitation services, board and staff development, and educational services/resources.  Her background is in association management and higher education having worked for two universities and two associations before starting her consulting work in 1996.  Karyn is a facilitator for the Indianapolis Bar Association, designing and delivering their Bar Leaders Series Class retreat. She also presented at the 2015 AALL Annual Meeting. Karyn is a 2018 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Fellow, was a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee in 2014, and has been the co-lead facilitator for the ASAE Future Leaders Conference for several years.

M.J. Tooey

M.J. Tooey is Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is the Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Southeastern Atlantic Regional Medical Library and National DOCLINE Coordinating Office.  M.J. served as president of the Medical Library Association (MLA) from 2005-2006; is a Fellow of the Association; and a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. In 2019, she received the Marcia C. Noyes Award, the Association’s highest honor. M.J. is author or co-author of over 200 chapters, articles, presentations or posters.  M.J. recently presented at the 2019 SEAALL chapter meeting. Her professional interests include leadership, emerging trends, library innovation and design, strategic planning, ethics, and mentoring.

APPLICATION & SELECTION

• The academy application process is open to current AALL members only.
• Interested applicants should be prepared to clearly articulate interest and describe how academy participation will benefit personal, professional, and organizational goals.
• Applicants should request one professional recommendation (from someone in a supervisory or managerial role). The letter should come from an individual who is familiar with the applicant's leadership or professional work and should explain why the applicant is a good fit for the academy.
• Applicants are responsible for uploading the recommendation in PDF format (up to 5 MB max) when completing the online application. The file name must include your name.

The event will run Thursday afternoon, August 6, Friday, August 7, and Friday morning, August 14.  Selected participants will receive detailed information regarding the virtual  event. If you have any questions, please contact AALL Director of Education Celeste R. Smith for more information.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Payment

Payments will be accepted via check or credit card and are due in full by the deadline. Payment should not be made until the applicant receives notification of acceptance.

Refund Policy

Cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing and emailed to csmith@aall.org . Refunds will be processed less a 15% administration fee. No refunds will be given after the registration deadline. Refunds will not be given for no-shows.

Cancellation Policy

AALL reserves the right to cancel workshops, programs, and events if there is insufficient registration or for any other reason. AALL is not responsible for cancellation charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies, or other losses incurred due to cancellation of workshops, programs, and events.

Photos

By attending the AALL Leadership Academy, you agree that AALL, its employees, contractors, and volunteers, may photograph, videotape or audiotape you during the event and related activities. Your photo, video, audio, likeness or image may be used by AALL for promotional or related purposes with no remuneration to you.

Meetings & Events Code of Conduct

AALL Leadership Academy attendees are expected to follow the rules outlined in AALL's Meetings and Events Code of Conduct.

SPONSOR INFORMATION

This continuing professional education opportunity is sponsored the American Association of Law Libraries.

Questions?

Contact Celeste R. Smith, AALL director of education, for more information.

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