Making the Leap to Mid-Management

Abstract

shared insights gained from forty years of combined experience in library middle management to help those new to heading a department or those interested in becoming a department head. Topics included human resources (hiring, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations), budgeting, time management, leading meetings, mentoring, networking within the library and on campus, maintaining a good work/personal life balance, and the information one should learn about their library and the university in order to become a successful middle manager.