Motivate, Learn, Lead ‘Hybrid’

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Motivate, Learn, Lead is in its 15th year! And it changes to meet the needs of each cohort! So this year we are delivering our first ‘Hybrid’ course – some face to face and some online sessions to meet the needs that have become apparent through the last couple of years. So why not look at our new outline to see how it can fit for you.

Applications are now invited for an exciting re-designed virtual programme to meet the needs of leadership during these challenging times. A series of both face to face & virtual workshops to develop your personal leadership skills – manage change and disruption, motivate colleagues with different perceptions and needs, creatively adapt your service offering and be an advocate for your organisation.
During the 6 month programme, there’s the opportunity to network with and learn from colleagues in parallel or different sectors.
What’s included:

‘Meet & Greet’ session to introduce the course and the online platform

2 x half -day virtual workshops – fully involving and interactive facilitation in a small group

2 x full day face to face workshops so you ca really get to know your colleagues

Reference materials and workbook to support learning outcomes and personal development

Trainer and peer support for individual projects to extend your learning and be of value to your supporting organisation

A review meeting with a ‘creativity’ element to share and consolidate new understandings and skills

Cost £450 for LIEM Members; £660 for non-LIEM Members

FURTHER INFORMATION APPLICATION FORM

Closing date for Applications: 15th October 2021
The course will start from 16th November 2021

Re-engaging Library Customers. 28th May 2021 : 10-11.30 on Zoom We all know that the pandemic period has impacted our customers – some to more engagement and some to less! Ash Charlton will lead us in identifying the issues and solutions for re-engaging customers as life starts to return to our new ‘normal’. Across all sectors we know that for some people re-engaging will be stressful and for some deemed as ‘pointless’. Working from Home – Planning for Productivity. 7th June 2021 : 10-11-30 on Zoom Free offer for LIEM Members The Problem Working from home is easy to do for a short time, but in the long term most people experience problems with motivation and isolation. They also often need to deal with difficult domestic issues of distractions and workspace. The Solution Homes are unique, so we look at a range of problems. These can be categorised in 4 main areas: planning, distraction, motivation and contact.

Presenting Your Library. 14th June 2021 : 09.30-13.00 This event is ideal for front-line workers and for volunteers in Community Managed libraries.

Half-day, online, introductory level course how to present your library, with trainer Kay Ecclestone.Gain confidence in promoting your service in person and online . Investigate the communication cycle and how to identify your target audience(s), match your message to your audience and choose the best medium for your message and your audience.

10 Tips for the Perfect Pitch. 16th September 2021 : 10.00-11.15 A great idea is nothing if nobody believes in it. How to identify what’s dazzling about your idea then craft that into a simple but irresistible pitch.

Ten Tips for the Perfect Pitch offers practical advice that will help you work out what you need to tell others about your idea to really make it memorable. How can you present your proposal so it resonates with your audience and gives you the best possible chance of bringing to life?

Spaces still available – Creating and Marketing with Video in libraries Thursday 20th May 2021 – 10.00 – 13.00

This hands-on workshop focuses on creating videos in a variety of styles, using a variety of tools.We’ll talk about the importance of video marketing and how to use video effectively in how-to guides and introduction. We’ll look at examples of great library videos. We’ll discuss the different available platforms, including YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram and Twitter, and how to increase your following and increase engagement, as well as analysing impact.There will be time to try out various freely available video-creation software, including PowToon, and using PowerPoint to create screen-capture and other video types. (Please be reassured that participants won’t need a camera or a mic for this session, although they’re welcome to use them; we’ll be trying out camera-free ways to create video.)

For full information on all these courses see our Newsletter

Free of charge to staff working for LIEM member organisations

During this difficult period LIEM wishes to support members by offering free access to bite-size (virtual) learning events to enable your continued personal development. 

We are initially offering the following programme of events:

Thurs 23 April 2020

10.00-12.00        Facilitating virtual meetings: top tips

14.00-16.00         Coaching with the GROW technique

Friday 1 May 2020

10.00-12.00        Focus your energy

14.00-16.00         ‘Saying No Nicely’ – assertiveness techniques

Thursday 7 May 2020

10.00-12.00        Coaching with the GROW technique

14.00-16.00         Facilitating virtual meetings: top tips

Thursday 14 May

10.00-12.00        ‘Saying No Nicely’ – assertiveness techniques

14.00-16.00         Focus your energy

Each session will be 2 hours with a short break in the middle.

Virtual classroom is as near as you can get to a face-to-face event, learners connect on-line and participate fully with the facilitator. The bite-size sessions will be short, sharp and effective! Each session will have a maximum of 8 participants.

Your facilitator, Diana Edmonds, of Bridgford Consultancy, is accredited as an on-line facilitator by the Learning & Performance Institute. https://www.bridgfordconsultancy.co.uk/our-services/virtual-classroom/

Sessions are hosted on Cisco WebEx and Diana will provide guidance on how to join.

For non-LIEM members, places are available at a cost of £30. If sessions are over-booked we will allocate places as fairly as possible. Further sessions may be arranged depending on demand.

Note: If attending during working hours, please gain permission from your line manager.

BOOKING FORM

Book now for our forthcoming courses…

Better Social Media for Libraries, Archives & Museums: Twitter, Blogs and Instagram’

Monday 13^th January 2020 –De Montfort University, Leicester.                        10 am to 4.30 pm

Social Media provides essential marketing, communications and networking opportunities in today’s digital workplace, but what can you do to elevate your library or information service to a higher level of stakeholder engagement? This course is ideal if you are reaching a social media plateau and want to take your organisation’s use of social media to the next level.

Full details      Booking form

If you have any queries please contact Carol training@liem.org.uk

Leading a 21^st Century Library, Information, Archives or Museum Service

Friday 14th February 2020 – Beeston Library 10.00 – 16.00

Moving from Middle to Senior Leadership of a 21^st Century Library Service takes more sill than just being able to manage people!  In this course we look at some of the other skills needed such as

• Measuring the Impact of Services
• Leading a Service in Transition
• Developing Business Cases
• Strategic Thinking

This one day course will bring in leaders in our modern services to share their expertise and allow you to consider how you can develop these skills most effectively for your situation whatever sector of Libraries or Information Services you are in – or want to move into.

Any Questions? Contact:  training@liem.org.uk

Costs including refreshments and lunch: £75 (LIEM Members) £85 (non LIEM Members)

Venue: Beeston Library, Foster Avenue, Nottingham. NG9 1AE

Booking Form

Teaching Skills for Library Staff

Tuesday 21st April 2020 – Leicester Creative Business Depot              9.45 – 4.30 

The course which aims to build on participants’ current experiences of teaching information skills in libraries and learning centres, offers stimulating discussion and an excellent opportunity to share experiences.  If you are working with young people, students, small groups of library users or staff this course will help you develop your skills as a teacher and trainer.

Full details                 Booking form

Not in my Pay Grade – Working effectively with Volunteers

Date to be arranged

Full details to follow shortly.  To express an interest contact Carol training@liem.org.uk

It’s back… Motivate, Learn, Lead 2019.

Probably the best value Middle Management course available. Four full day modules and an online Virtual Classroom plus a half day review session to seal the learning – and all for only £400 (£600 for non-members).

Why do the Motivate, Learn, Lead course?  Aside from vastly improving your abilities and responses within your current work, Motivate can help your career progression.  One previous participant said:

“I have just got a new job … Motivate, Learn, Lead definitely helped me get the new job as some of the interview questions were about Influencing stakeholders and Motivating staff.”

This is the power of the course – a really practical way to develop your management skills.  

The course is aimed at middle management level for managers of teams or services.  Run over four full days and with a two hour Virtual Classroom in the middle, the course is both intensive and fun.  At the end, for the Review session, participants will work in teams to present their learning on their chosen subjects.

FULL DETAILS APPLICATION FORM

Any questions? Contact Carol on training@liem.org.uk

Courageous Conversations – CANCELLED

Thursday 26^th September 2019 – West Bridgford Library – 09.30-16.30

A ‘courageous conversation’, positive and diplomatic in approach, yet handled clearly and assertively, can be what’s needed in certain interactions with customers or colleagues, within or from outside the organisation. This session provides tips and techniques with opportunities for practice and feedback.

 Learning Outcomes

As a result of this training you will be clear on:

• What is a courageous conversation and when’s the best time
• Structuring the conversation to achieve a positive outcome
• Techniques for making your case, delivering difficult messages and handling objections
• Ways to handle your own emotions
• The importance of seeking support

The programme will cover:

• What’s your communication style?
• Your challenging conversations
• Visual, vocal, verbal – assertive behaviour – refresher
• Delivering difficult messages
• Handling objections using TAA
• Practice
  • Delivering difficult messages
  • Handling objections
• Managing your own emotions

There will be a small amount of pre-work to enable you to get the most from the workshop.

Your Facilitator

Diana (Edmonds) is looking forward to working with the team. Diana regularly works with teams and individuals to facilitate the use of behavioural techniques for effective influencing and conflict resolution. Her style is informal and involving. www.bridgfordconsultancy.co.uk

The Venue:

West Bridgford Library, Nottingham, NG2 6AT

Costs: £130 (LIEM members) £170 (non-LIEM members)

Any questions?  Contact Carol training@liem.org.uk

Application Form

“Fantastic! The hands-on exercises were useful – not only did they help the learning to sink in but they encouraged us to think about real workplace-based ways in which tools could be used. The content was all very relevant because you had investigated what we already do/use. It all felt new and exciting.”

Participant

Social Media provides essential marketing, communications and networking opportunities in today’s digital workplace, but what can you do to elevate your library or information service to a higher level of stakeholder engagement? This course is ideal if you are reaching a social media plateau and want to take your organisation’s use of social media to the next level.

Who should attend?
All digital librarians, IT and information professionals who use Twitter, Instagram and/or blogs on behalf of their institution, and who want to explore beyond the basics of what these tools are and why to use them; focussing on how to use them more strategically, efficiently and effectively.

The course – led by Ned Potter, a social media consultant and trainer with an intimate understanding of how social media should be used in the workplace – addresses:

*Key social media platforms, how they work and how to use them effectively
*Building social media networks, increasing your following and increasing engagement
*Managing multiple social media platforms
*Measuring and analysing impact

Full details

Application form

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Don’t let the sun set before you book for our exciting new courses…

Now is the season for bidding for your training and getting it fixed into your budgets – so here is an advance list of the topics we aim to cover this year:

Knowing Me…Knowing You – an introduction to effective communication  within teams

NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
Detailed information Application form

Better Social Media for Libraries  – Waiting list available
Thursday 20th June 2019 – Leicester Central Library 9.30 – 4.30 
Detailed informationApplication form

Courageous Conversations for LIS professionals
26th September 2019 – Nottinghamshire Archives 9.30 – 4.30
Detailed informationApplication form

21st Century LIS Leadership– coping with the political dimension
October – further information to follow

Teaching Skills for Library Staff
Tuesday 12th November 2019 – Leicester Creative Depot 9.45 – 4.30
Booking forms available shortly

Motivate, Learn, Lead – the outstanding cross-sectoral leadership course for Middle Managers in the Library & Information Sector
December 2019 – September 2020
Application forms will be available in June

Change! The ever present challenge
January 2020 – further information to follow

Not in my pay grade! – Working effectively with Volunteers in the Library & Information Sector
Friday 14th February 2020 – further information to follow  
Any questions? Contact Carol training@liem.org.uk

Libraries and Information East Midlands announce the new Spring programme of events – open to library staff throughout the UK. 

Three new events are timetabled:

Teen Dream

15th February 2019, Beeston Library, Nottinghamshire.

Keeping teenagers reading is a universal challenge faced by libraries and parents alike.
This is a new style programme with a wide range of sharing from different librarians on how they have managed to engage teenagers in reading whether in public, school or FE libraries. 
We have deliberately kept the prices of this course very low to encourage people to share.  The day will run from 10-4 and although refreshments will be provided each participant will need to bring their own lunch to share as they network.

See full programme here
Complete this application form to book your place.

Knowing Me … Knowing You – an introduction to working with teams

Friday 22 March 2019 – Nottinghamshire Archives

Are you fairly new into working with teams?  Need some real revelations into how individual people thin, how to work most effectively with them and how team dynamics can be developed? 
Using the Jigsaw Discovery Tool we will have a really interactive day exploring and developing skills to benefit you in your team role.

See full details here.
Book your place using this application form.

Teaching Skills for Library Staff

5th April 2019 – Leicester Creative Depot

This course, which aims to build on participants’ current experiences of teaching information skills in libraries and learning centres, offers stimulating discussion and an excellent opportunity to share experiences.    

See full details here.   Book your place using this application form.        

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