In today’s complex and fast-changing workplace, how you demonstrate your professionalism and the effect you have on others is as important as the tangible results you produce. In this professional development webinar, you will learn to make the best use of your strengths and talents to achieve success and work with others to manage challenging situations and add value to your organization. You will learn how to develop the behaviors and competencies that help focus on your purpose, work effectively with colleagues, develop your networks and expertise, contribute constructively to organizational politics and build a reputation for delivering results.
You Will Learn How To:
Develop your own tailored professional development plan based on a SWOT analysis
Get results working with different and difficult personality types
Create your unique personal brand that will help you increase value to your organization
Build and leverage your professional reputation
Reinvent yourself if you want to try something new within the organization
About the Presenter:
Michele Echols is the immediate past President of the New York Black Librarians Caucus (NYBLC) and recently held the Councilor at Large for the New York Librarians Association (NYLA. She holds a Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) from St. John’s University as well as a Master of Science (M.S.) in Fund-Raising and Grant-Making from New York University (NYU). Since 2015, Echols has also taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at several colleges and universities in New York State specializing in Information Literacy, Grant-writing, Career Development and Reference and Information Sources.
Ms. Echols also boasts a long list of publications and service to the profession. She also has a commitment to Adult education and received the 2017 National Institute for Literacy Scholarship Award from the Coalition of Adult Basic Education (COABE).
