If you search for images of focus groups chances are you’ll end up with a squillion and one featuring post-it notes. They are without doubt part of the consultants’ tool kit as witnessed by this photo of my desk after a recent trip to Central West New South Wales to work with the communities ofContinue reading “Capturing ideas”
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All dressed up and somewhere to go!
I’m sure if I Googled it there would be some helpful guidelines on how to dress for success on a Zoom event. Must admit today I just followed my usual ‘I’m giving a presentation routine’. Call me shallow but the idea of only being glamorous only from the waist up and it being accidentally revealedContinue reading “All dressed up and somewhere to go!”
ALIATas on track for an exciting 2021
It was exciting to meet up with Tasmanian colleagues yesterday afternoon to discuss plans for ALIATas Group for next year, and into the future. Representatives from a number of sectors and locations came together around the table and on screen to put forward suggestions for developing an exciting and inclusive program. Great to see newContinue reading “ALIATas on track for an exciting 2021”
Time for a change
During the years in which I have been involved in libraries (which are many!) things have changed significantly: the services they deliver; the physical buildings; the people who work in them and the rich and diverse skills and experiences that these people bring. A comment I have often heard voiced by employers is that professionalContinue reading “Time for a change”
Looking to the future
Last week I attended the NSW Public Libraries Association‘s AGM via Zoom. This was a first for all of us. Normally the AGM follows the Association’s highly regarded SWITCH Conference and in the past has been the scene of some heated debate. Sadly SWITCH had to be cancelled, another victim of COVID, but the AGMContinue reading “Looking to the future”
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