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Hi all: I'll post a flier later, but just wanted to let you know that we'll have David Bendekovic at the library on the above dates as part of a two day visit. I've asked that the Thursday afternoon session be held for area libraries. An expanded version will be held on Friday for my library staff. Below is a bit of his biography. I heard David at the TLA conference. He spoke to a packed audience in a large meeting room. I was blown away by the leadership concepts that he presented and the depth of knowledge in both business and library applications. His bibliography alone is excellent. He is an engaging speaker, and there are activities for the participants as well. As we face stable or declining circulation counts and compete with other easily accessible forms of entertainment and education, identifying our leadership strengths and marketing solutions becomes increasingly important. If there was ever a time for us to act more like a business-not the profit side but the marketing and leadership side-the time is now. I have been studying leadership concepts for years and have gone back to work on my PhD in leadership in business. David's conference presentation spurred me on to work on this degree-something I don't really need to do, but want to do. So, he is inspirational as well. And that is a leadership trait, by the way-the ability to inspire. Look for a pdf flier coming to you soon. This is just an advance alert for this free (to you) 3 ½ day library leadership conference. Dale Biography of David Bendekovic: David Bendekovic is recognized nationally as a skilled training and development specialist with first hand knowledge of what it takes to be successful. During the past three years, over 3,000 people representing over 300 organizations have attended his leadership, marketing, and customer service workshops. David serves as a program director for the Leadership Institute at Syracuse University and teaches at the University's Whitman School of Management. He also serves as an advisor/consultant for Student Agencies at Cornell University and serves as Vice President for Polaris Library Systems. An executive leader with over twenty-five years of successful experience building market presence and generating record profitability in highly competitive markets, David now spends his time traveling throughout the United States meeting, listening to, and working with leaders from America's best-run libraries and businesses. -------------------------------------------- Dale L. Ricklefs, Library Director 216 E. Main Street, Round Rock, TX 78664 512-218-7010; fax: 218-7061; [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/library. Please note that our city has instituted a spam blocking program. Some business-related mails are being blocked or you may receive an erroneous "mailbox full" type of message. If I have not responded to your email (and I almost always do), please resend to my personal account at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . Foreign emails, hotmail accounts, and some yahoo and .org accounts are the common extensions being blocked. I am sorry for this inconvenience.
