The Role of Leadership in Healthy Library Cultures. Issue 4 (18th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martin, Jason
• Is Part Of: Journal of library administration. Volume 60:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 406
• Page End: 411
• Publication Date: 2020-05-18
• Subjects: Library leadership -- organizational culture -- Job satisfaction -- workplace engagement; Library administration -- Periodicals; 025.1
• DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2020.1733348
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-0826

Abstract

Abstract: Libraries are workplaces just like any other organization. Librarians and library staff have varying levels of engagement with their work and satisfaction with their jobs. Both workplace engagement and job satisfaction are crucial to many aspects of organizational life, especially employee perception of the organization. Many factors affect engagement and satisfaction, but the two biggest are leadership and workplace culture and environment. Culture and leadership are both heavily influenced by each other. As library leaders, we need to create positive, healthy cultures, and environments in our library. This article discusses some of the ways, library leaders can have a beneficial impact on their library's culture, including emphasizing values, using emotional intelligence to build relationships and model good behavior, create a shared vision, and be a competent librarian.