http://www.web2learning.net/archives/381 Web 2.0 and programming tips from a library technology enthusiast, What I Learned Today... covers blogs, rss, wikis and more as they relate to libraries. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/381#comment-4236 What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Accidental Library Manager Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:55:29 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/381#comment-4236 [...] Managing Change. “You may need to challenge ongoing, longstanding practices, some so entrenched that no one remembers their original purpose.” (pg 183). Didn’t I just talk about that in my post about managing programming projects? I think I did - except that I believe a lot of these practices came about because of the tools that people had to work with. If your work life devolves into a constant series of putting out fires, it may be time to step back, look at the overall picture, and strategize a new way of managing change in your organization. (pg 186) [...] [...] Managing Change. “You may need to challenge ongoing, longstanding practices, some so entrenched that no one remembers their original purpose.” (pg 183). Didn’t I just talk about that in my post about managing programming projects? I think I did - except that I believe a lot of these practices came about because of the tools that people had to work with. If your work life devolves into a constant series of putting out fires, it may be time to step back, look at the overall picture, and strategize a new way of managing change in your organization. (pg 186) [...]

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