Talking about Leadership with Rachel Esson, General Manager, National Library
Photo credit: Mark Beattie, National Library. Licensed CC by 4.0
In our latest video interview, I talked to Rachel about what qualities she thinks make a leader, the role of mentoring, developing leadership skills, the importance of trust and the challenges of remote leadership.
Of leadership qualities Rachel says:
"You need the ability to plan for multiple scenarios, to plan for now and the future ... to build relationships"
Follow this link to watch this interview andhear more about Rachels' journey to leading the National Library and her observations of leadership.
In summary Rachel offers up these words of advice:
The key thing to being in a leadership role is you need to be prepared to be uncomfortable ... Because that is how you learn"
Wellington City Libraries has a number of new additions on leadership in both e-book and hard copy formats. Whether you are already a leader or aspire to be one, you will find something of interest in these recent books.
Simple truths of leadership : 52 ways to be a servant leader and build trust / Blanchard, Kenneth H
Balancing act : teach, coach, mentor, inspire / Temte, Andrew
Be exceptional : master the five traits that set extraordinary people apart / Navarro, Joe