Tag: Project Management

• Choosing the Next Right Thing

  

  As someone who is easily overwhelmed by everyday life, I think about this phrase all the time: the next right thing.

  kathrynvela

  August 19, 2025

  Challenges, Uncategorized

  decision-making, goals, leadership, life, mental-health, new job, New role, Pareto Principle, priorities, productivity, Project Management, task management, Time Management, Todoist, values-based decision making, weekly reflection, work-life balance

• Planning a Conference – PNC/MLA 2018

  

  Earlier this week, I attended the Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington. It took place over two and a half lovely fall days in the downtown district, where I was able to sample some truly excellent coffee and macarons. The conference was just as fun as the last conference we held…

  kathrynvela

  October 18, 2018

  Challenges, Conferences, Librarianship, Project Management

  PNC/MLA18, Project Management

• Organizing Library Projects with Trello

  Project management is another one of those things you don’t learn in library school. Yet it’s extremely important for both team and individual projects; as Heather A. Johnson says, “As libraries continue to evolve in the services they provide, librarians may be increasingly responsible for managing large projects, planning programs and outreach, and coordinating teams”…

  kathrynvela

  May 8, 2018

  Challenges, Project Management

  Project Management, Trello