CALCON 2024

Leadership Development Programs (also known as Leadership Academies) incorporate an integrated approach to learning that combines leadership theory with a blend of assessment, training, coaching, mentoring and assignments to adequately prepare participants for the challenges they face on the job and on a range of key competencies critical to the organization’s strategic future. Please join staff from Garfield County Public Library District, Jefferson County Public Library, and Colorado Library Association in this interactive workshop where you will learn more about their respective year-long leadership academies for aspiring and current library leaders and the impact their programs have had on individuals and libraries across the state. You will leave this session with a workbook and an individualized blueprint for creating your own leadership development program.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Participants will leave this session with an understanding of the value and impact of cohort-based leadership development programs on individuals and library organizations.
2. Participants will leave this session with the knowledge of key components necessary for successful leadership development programs.
3. Participants will leave this session with an individualized outline of what a leadership development program might look like at their respective library or system and the next steps needed to turn this concept into reality.