Entries from July 2009

July 24, 2009

Future Ready Begins Today

Ever since I started running for president-elect of SLA, I’ve been: Listening more closely to member’s concerns Scanning SLA listservs, websites, blogs, newsletters, and wikis Talking to members, staff, and thought leaders, and Reading, reading, reading! One common thread I’ve noticed, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out, is that there’s [...]

July 13, 2009

Position yourself high and to the right

In January 2009, I co-authored the article “Strategic Alignment: Positioning Our Brand for the Future,” for Information Outlook with Bill Fisher and Gloria Zamora. We noted that over the past several years, members have felt a burgeoning sense of “career angst” because they are not valued as much as is appropriate. Members saw positions eliminated [...]

July 1, 2009

New York City Style

On June 22, 2009, the New York Chapter of SLA celebrated our 100th Anniversary, plus its own 90th anniversary, with a great big helping of New York finery. The event was held in the elegant University Club in Manhattan. Here’s the Wikipedia entry for this amazing place. Through my travels to a few chapters, I’ve [...]