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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen is the Interim
Director of Libraries at Oregon Institute of Technology. Please download and
read her latest article, “Followership, or Leading Up in Libraries in Brief,”
here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1944" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1944</a><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>From Dawn’s article, “In the 2008
text, <i>The Art of Followership, </i>Chaleff, Riggio, and Lippman-Blumen lay out
five traits of effective followers: courage to assume responsibility, <span>courage</span> to serve, <span>courage</span> to challenge, <span>courage</span>
to participate, and courage to take moral action. In his 2015 text, <i>Followership:
What It Takes to Lead, </i>James Schindler lists four attributes that
successful followership is built <span>on:</span>
belief in the mission, willingness to work toward the good of the whole,
loyalty, and unity of focus. Authenticity also plays a part in both leadership
and followership. As a follower, being authentic can help a person be
intentional and help them guide leadership with confidence (Schindler, 2015).
Leaders do not have all the power (Kean and Haycock-Stuart, 2011). One needs
followers to lead.”<span></span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Please read on for a unique take on
how to create a space for yourself at work in Oregon libraries. <span class="gmail-textexposedshow">And to apply for LIOLA 2019, see: </span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/liola-2019?fbclid=IwAR3nvv5mwZFKCJkpqFbcEqVmdgzPBamIC1yp9LmQiv7YpFWfV64D6j2FTwQ" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://www.olaweb.org/liola-2019</a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Thank you,</font></div><div><font size="2">Charles Wood</font></div><div><font size="2">OLA Communications Committee Chair <br></font></div><div><font size="2">OLA non-voting Board Member</font></div><div><br></div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span></span></span></span>
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