Using Existing Problems as a Collaborative Tool

Описание: One of the greatest challenges facing library leaders is changing a long-established workplace culture. Join two department heads from the University of Central Florida as they share successful activities to build a collaborative culture between two previously siloed departments who would be working closely together in a new divisional structure. This change was a departure from long-standing ways of doing things for librarians in both departments. As part of this project, existing responsibilities, expectations, and workflows were closely examined in a series of targeted meetings. Through specialized exercises during these meetings, the two departments focused on solving existing problems identified by the librarians themselves. Working together to develop innovative solutions increased camaraderie between two siloed departments. This in turn served as a springboard for more complicated re-envisioning activities, and brought the librarians impacted by the changes into the process. Furthermore, librarians were given an opportunity to provide actionable feedback on the larger divisional changes being considered. Throughout these meetings, the focus was on the goal to be achieved, clearly illustrating why the organizational change needed to take place. In this session, participants will learn what worked, what didn’t, and will take away ideas on how to tackle larger organizational changes at their own institutions.