Steve Hargadon Blog Building Great Teams:
Unlocking Collaboration with Agile Practices
Part of the Library 2.0 Service, Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Crystal Trice and hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht
OVERVIEW:Â
Strong teams are the foundation of every library’s success. This webinar introduces practical Agile practices designed to help library staff build trust and foster collaboration. You’ll learn how to create a positive team culture, empower team members, and implement practical strategies to strengthen connections and morale. With real-world examples and actionable tools, this session will equip you to cultivate teams that thrive together.
LEARNING AGENDA:
- Why Agile practices are a game-changer for library teams
- How to use rituals like daily huddles, retrospectives, and kaizen for continuous improvement
- Strategies to increase team morale and engagement by fostering trust, autonomy, and human connection
- Tips for designing meaningful team rituals that enhance work-life balance and strengthen team bonds
- Ways to apply Agile principles regardless of your role in the organization
This 60-minute overview session on is another in our “Essential Librarian Series,†designed to be shown to new staff and leaders and to provide a refresher for all who work in the library. The presentation slides will be available to all who participate.
DATE: Thursday, February 13th, 2025 at 2:00 pm US - Eastern Time
COST:
- $99/person - includes any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email [email protected].
- FREE for those on individual or group all-access passes for the Dr. Albrecht Safe Library Series (see below).
TO REGISTER:Â
Click HERE to register and pay. You can pay by credit card. You will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and how you can access the permanent webinar recording. If you are paying for someone else to attend, you'll be prompted to send an email to [email protected] with the name and email address of the actual attendee.
If you need to be invoiced or to pay by check, have any trouble registering for a webinar, or have any questions, please email [email protected].
NOTE: please check your spam folder if you don't receive your confirmation email within a day.
SPECIAL GROUP RATESÂ (email [email protected] to arrange):
- Multiple individual log-ins and access from the same organization paid together: $75 each for 3+ registrations, $65 each for 5+ registrations. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
- The ability to show the webinar (live or recorded) to a group located in the same physical location or in the same virtual meeting from one log-in: $299.
- Large-scale institutional access for viewing with individual login capability: $499 (hosted either at Library 2.0 or in Niche Academy). Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.
ALL-ACCESS PASSES:
- This program qualifies for free participation by Safe Library / Dr. Albrecht all-access pass-holders and pass-holding organizations.
- All-access annual passes include unlimited access to the recordings of all of Dr. Albrecht's previous Library 2.0 webinars, plus live and recorded access to his new webinars for one year. These are hosted either at Library 2.0 or Niche Academy (if preferred).
- For a $499 individual all-access annual pass to all of Dr. Albrecht's live webinars and recordings for one year, please click here.Â
- Inquiries for all-access organizational contracts should be directed to [email protected].
With over two decades of experience in libraries and education, Crystal Trice is passionate about helping people work together more effectively in transformative, but practical ways. As founder of Scissors & Glue, LLC, Crystal partners with libraries and schools to bring positive changes through interactive training and hands-on workshops. She is a Certified Scrum Master and has completed a Masters Degree in Library & Information Science, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. She is a frequent national presenter on topics ranging from project management to conflict resolution to artificial intelligence. She currently resides near Portland, Oregon, with her extraordinary husband, fuzzy cows, goofy geese, and noisy chickens. Crystal enjoys fine-tip Sharpies, multi-colored Flair pens, blue painters tape, and as many sticky notes as she can get her hands on.Â
Since 2000, Dr. Steve Albrecht has trained thousands of library employees in 28+ states, live and online, in service, safety, and security. His programs are fast, entertaining, and provide tools that can be put to use immediately in the library workspace with all types of patrons.
In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. His new book, The Safe Library: Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure, was just published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Steve holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration (D.B.A.), an M.A. in Security Management, a B.A. in English, and a B.S. in Psychology. He is board-certified in HR, security management, employee coaching, and threat assessment.
He has written 25 books on business, security, and leadership topics. He lives in Springfield, Missouri, with six dogs and two cats.
More on The Safe Library at thesafelibrary.com. Follow on X (Twitter) at @thesafelibrary and on YouTube @thesafelibrary. Dr. Albrecht's professional website is drstevealbrecht.com.
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