Tag: Professional Development
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Aligning Your Work with What Truly Matters
Whether you’re a solo librarian, part of a team, or managing a department, these time management strategies will help you focus on what matters most and reduce the noise that distracts you from your core mission.
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Transforming My Workflows with ChatGPT
AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how we work and manage our time. With the right prompts, these tools can be incredibly efficient, saving time and enhancing productivity. I started getting serious about my ChatGPT prompts after I read a blog post that described the CIDI prompt framework.
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Caring Leadership
I recently completed an assessment that measured my leadership traits. One of my top traits was caring. I consider myself fairly self-aware, so this wasn’t a huge surprise to me. But it got me thinking more deeply about the role of “caring” in leadership.
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Rethinking Productivity in the Season of Motherhood
When I discovered I was going to be a mother, I knew that my understanding of productivity would need to evolve. I welcomed these changes, seeing them as an opportunity to be more deliberate with my time and energy. What I didn’t quite expect was that my toolbox of productivity strategies would be largely useless…
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Giving This Blog New Life
I find myself in a season of change. When the uncertain future starts to make me anxious, I take some comfort in looking at my past and knowing that I have the skills and experience to take advantage of almost any opportunity that comes my way. This blog is a record of that past, and…
Kathryn Vela 