Buy-In Not Opt-Out: Creating a culture for staff driven metrics
Thursday, September 28th
12:00-1:00 Mountain/2:00-3:00 Eastern
The archive of the webinar can be found here with slides available here.
Presenter: Chris Cairo
Is staff in your Library reluctant to participate in the measurement of institutional performance? Do they seem confused by the logic model and struggle to apply it to their work? Would you like Senior Staff to make data driven decisions?
Learning Outcomes
- Learn a method for engaging staff at all organizational levels in program evaluation.
- Improve staff analytical skills and help the entire organization, including your Board of Trustees, focus on institutional strategy.
- Be introduced to a performance measuring system that works.
Biography
As Director of Strategic Planning and Assessment for the Indianapolis Public Library, Chris Cairo stewards the Library’s efforts for executing and completing their Strategic Plan. She has developed a systematic approach for staff engagement, data collection and reporting tools which measure progress to satisfy stakeholders. Passionate about proving the relevance of public libraries in a community, she is committed to helping libraries tell their stories with evidence. She holds a Masters of Library Science from the University of Michigan. With 43 years of professional experience on the front lines, providing service to patrons, developing initiatives like the IMLS funded branch library located in the world’s largest Children’s Museum, and opening the award winning Learning Curve at Central Library, she has put her innovative skills to work designing models for performance assessment.
Connection Information:
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