Index

Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking for Library Leaders

ISBN: 978-1-78973-872-8, eISBN: 978-1-78973-869-8

Publication date: 17 March 2020

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Shaffer, G.L. (2020), "Index", Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking for Library Leaders (Fundamentals of Library Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 141-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-869-820201015

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Copyright © 2020 Gary L. Shaffer


INDEX

Index

Ability

to articulate direction for library
, 19–20

to attract, build, and retain talent
, 29, 34–36

to build shared vision and rally others around it
, 4, 43, 45–46

to compromise
, 19, 23–24

to delegate
, 8, 11–12

to function in political environment
, 4, 43–45

to gather outside resources
, 43, 47–48

possession of stable temperament and
, 4

Accessible to others
, 29, 36–37

Active listening
, 33

Ad populum/bandwagon appeal
, 83

American Library Association (ALA)
, 13

Animacy
, 72

Appreciative Inquiry
, 25–26

Asian Pacific American Librarians Association
, 14

Authentic leadership
, 14–16

Awareness
, 39

Balanced processing
, 16

Being comfortable with change
, 19–21

Being effective in leading change
, 43, 46–47

Black Caucus of American Library Association
, 14

Bonding
, 48

Brain
, 56

Brainstorming
, 105–106

BrandFit Matrix
, 107

Challenge assumptions
, 55–56

Checking emotions
, 73

Choosing one with most potential
, 76, 78

Circular reasoning
, 83

Citations
, 89–90

Cognitive ability to deal with complex scenarios or situations
, 4, 7, 10–11

Commitment to growth of people
, 39

Communication
, 50

Community building
, 39

Conceptualization
, 39

Convention
, 106

Corporate library
, 9

Cost
, 72

Courtesy
, 30–31

Creating many potential solutions
, 76–78

Creative deployment of self
, 51

Creative thinking
, 101–103

being creative
, 106–108

brainstorming
, 105–106

case study
, 103–105

Creativity
, 101

Critical decision-making
, 67–71

checking emotions
, 73

natural biases
, 72–73

Critical problem-solving
, 75

case study
, 79–82

logical fallacies
, 83–84

USC CT
, 76–79

Critical thinking
, 63–64, 82

Critical writing

case study
, 90–91

citations
, 89–90

common documents in libraries
, 92–98

persuasive writing
, 91–92

stages
, 87–89

Customer service
, 69

Directing
, 48–49

Disruption
, 106

Dru’s process
, 106

Email
, 92–93

Emotional intelligence
, 1–2

domains
, 2–4

study
, 2

traits
, 4

Emotional language
, 91

Emotionally intelligent library leader
, 22–24, 30–31, 38

Emotionally intelligent traits
, 55

challenge assumptions
, 55–56

keen intuition
, 56–57

polarity management
, 57–58

resilience
, 58–59

sense of humor
, 59–60

Empathy
, 39

Encouraging
, 48–49

Engaging in consensus building in carrying out strategic direction
, 43, 48–49

Environmental scan
, 9

Establishing enduring relationships
, 16

Executive summary
, 95–96

False dilemma
, 83

Foresight
, 39

Form
, 94

Gnōthi Seauton
, 8

Good interpersonal skills
, 29–32

Good listening skills
, 29, 32–34

Grit
, 59

Healing
, 39

Human intuition
, 56

Hyperbole
, 92

Integrity/honesty
, 19, 24–25

Internalized moral perspective
, 16

Interpersonal perception
, 72

Intuition
, 56–57

Keen Intuition
, 56–57

Know where she or he is going/taking organization
, 7, 8–10

Knowledge formulation
, 20–21

Leadership

profile
, 25–26

style profile
, 14–16, 38–40, 50–52

Leading with heart
, 15–16

Libraries
, 14, 48, 75

common documents in
, 92–98

Listening
, 39

Logical fallacies
, 83–84

Managerial leaders
, 1

Memo
, 94–95

Memorandum (see Memo)

Modulating
, 48–49

Natural biases
, 72–73

Passion
, 59

Perseverance
, 59

Persuasion
, 39

Persuasive writing
, 91–92

Polarity management
, 10, 57–58

Positive illusions
, 72

Possession of stable temperament and ability
, 4

Practices
, 51

Practicing solid values
, 15

Presentation
, 97

Probabilities
, 72

Professionalism
, 31

Prospect theory
, 72

Re/committing
, 48

Realistic understanding of oneself
, 4, 7–8

Red herring
, 84

Reforma
, 14

Relational transparency
, 16

Relationship management
, 3, 43–52

Resilience
, 58–59

Respect for individuality and diversity
, 8, 12–14

Rhetorical question
, 91

Rule of three
, 92

Selecting most critical
, 76–77

Self-awareness
, 3, 7–16

trait
, 8

Self-discipline
, 16

Self-management
, 3, 19–26

Self-related illusion
, 72

Sense of humor
, 59–60

Servant leadership
, 38–40

Shared vision
, 51

Slippery slope
, 84

Social awareness
, 3, 29–40

Sound patterns
, 91–92

Stable temperament and ability to maintain emotional balance under constant tensions
, 19, 21–23

Status evaluation
, 21

Stewardship
, 39

Strategy implementation
, 21

“Street smarts”
, 1

SWOT analysis
, 9

Temporal constraints
, 73

Threat sensitivity
, 73

Three-phase advertising campaign
, 104

Transformational leadership
, 50–52

Translating it into effective implementation plan
, 76, 78–79

Treating people with dignity/respect
, 29, 37–38

Trust
, 50–51

Uncovering business problems, challenges and opportunities
, 76–77

Understanding purpose
, 15

University of Southern California (USC)
, 75

USC CT
, 76–79

USC Marshall School of Business
, 75

Vision
, 46, 50, 106

Western public library system
, 25

Whitepaper
, 96–97

WIIFM model
, 97

Work ethic
, 31–32