Apr 02 2008
Planning for Results Pre-Conference
The Library Association of Alberta and the Alberta Library Trustees Association are very excited to be offering an important pre-conference at the Alberta Library Conference in Jasper on April 24, 1 -4 pm.
The half day pre-conference is on the highly-regarded Public Library Association Planning for Results process. This process is being recommended by Public Library Services, Alberta Municipal Affairs, as an appropriate planning process for Alberta libraries and library boards to use to meet their planning requirements.
Planning for Results is based on identifying community vision and community needs, and developing Library Service Responses to link user needs with the library. We are lucky to have as a presenter Pat Taviss, who has worked as a library trustee, library director and vendor, and although now based in the US, began her library career in Grande Prairie.
Due to generous funding by the Alberta Government, we can offer this pre-conference session at a fraction of the usual cost.
The pre-conference costs $30.00 including GST
You can still register by April 4, 2008.
If you have already registered for ALC and wish to add the preconference to your registration, please contact Steven Leard at steven@marketwhys.ca
Session Description
Strategic Planning for Results focuses on the essential steps to draft a results-driven, strategic planning process that libraries can complete over the course of four months, regardless of organizational structure or size. It reflects the current planning environment for public libraries with an emphasis on strategic rather than long-term planning and includes a wealth of information about understanding and managing the change process to help staff. Strategic Planning for Results offers librarians a wealth of ideas to effectively meet changing community needs.
This highly interactive workshop will prepare decision makers and staff to conduct a successful strategic planning process at their library. Participants will learn how to:
- Assess the change-readiness of the library and preparing staff to implement forthcoming changes
- Simplify data collection and decision-making processes through the use of reproducible workforms
- Identify service priority options and reach agreement as a group
- Successfully present and communicate within their library
The Presenter
Pat Taviss is a library consultant and change catalyst with over twenty-five years of experience enabling teams, organizations, and communities to achieve their full potential by engaging in conversations that matter.
Pat has worked throughout Canada and the United States as an agent of change, consultant, facilitator, librarian, master trainer, and speaker. Her clients include Fortune 100 companies, health care concerns, insurance agencies, law firms, manufacturers, high-tech start-ups, nonprofits, government agencies and of course libraries.
Regardless of the venue, it is her deep understanding of human dynamics and optimistic possibilities that underscores the change initiatives, culture transformations, and organizational transitions she implements with her clients.
Pat received her BA in English and Psychology, with an emphasis in Drama from GlendonCollege, YorkUniversity, Toronto. A Masters in Library Science followed from the School of Library and Information Science, University of WesternOntario, London. Following a decade working as a professional librarian in Grande Prairie, Alberta and the United States, she founded her own training and consulting company.
In 2004, Pat received her MA in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, Online. Along with her husband Michael, and their cats, Ipsa, Newton, and Socrates, Pat currently lives in Marana, Arizona.
Pat Taviss Consulting Web
www.taviss.com
info@taviss.com
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