Book Companion:
Library and
Information Center Management,
Seventh Edition
Management Exercises
In Basket Exercises
In Basket Exercises are simulations that are widely used to illustrate some of the challenges of managerial decision-making.
Getting to Know Yourself
In many organizations, employees take various type of personality tests to help match them to their preferred style of working or other aspects of their jobs. This exercise uses some Internet tests to help you learn more about yourself.
The Management Portfolio
Portfolios may be broadly defined as collections of representative work in a specific area; they are multifaceted and serve as a record of growth and progress in that area. This multi-part exercise helps you to demonstrate your mastery of several important managerial skills.
- Managment Portfolios: An Overview
- Portfolio Item 1: Organizational Paper
- Portfolio Item 2: Interview a Manager
- Portfolio Item 3: Stakeholder Analysis
- Portfolio Item 4: Time Management
- Portfolio Item 5: Your Board of Directors and Managerial Philosophy
- Portfolio Item 6: Cover Letter and Resume
Planning Exercises
Managers commonly use SWOT(Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities,Threats) analyses as a part of stategic planning. These exercises allows you to practice doing a SWOT analysis on different types of organizations.
Marketing Exercises
Marketing is become more important in libraries of all types. These exercises were developed by Dr. Evelyn Daniel, School of Information and Library Science, UNC-CH, and are used with her permission.
- Developing a Market Audit
- Relationship Marketing
- Service Recovery Exercise
- Employee Roles in Service Delivery
- Customer Roles in Service Delivery
The NASA Lost on the Moon Exercise
This exercise or one of its many variations is often used to demonstrate the differences between individual and group decision making.
- NASA Lost on the Moon Exercise
http://nasa.perbang.dk/
The Ethics Quiz
Librarians often confront issues that do not have an easy right or wrong answer. This quiz, developed by Dr.Martha M. Smith, presents you with some of these issues.
Finding Your Career "Anchor"
Different people are drawn towards different careers. Edgar Schein has developed one the best validated and most commonly used models for discovering career interests. Find out more about your career interests by using Schein's career anchors as a starting point.