The usual crew (Maurice, Paul, Mark and Tom) were joined by Veronda Pitchford, VP of CALIFA (we love her) We talked about the power of consortia, to spread the word about various new or important library things, and to be a one-stop shop of resources for libraries of all sizes. CALIFA helps libraries market themsleves locally, regionally, statewide, & nationally. CALIFA also is the home of InfoPeople, which started as a state library training project and was picked up by CALIFA when their funding was repurposed. Find T is for Training at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Mark, Maurice and somewhat Tom talked about activism in Libraries, Acting Locally while thinking regionally, and globally, How small acts can make powerful change. Activism comes in many forms, from pinging networks to making transformative connections for the people you directly and indirectly work with in a learning session. Notes eventually on tisfortraining.wordpress.com

The pump priming article: “You’re Not an Imposter. You’re Actually Pretty Amazing” Kess Eruteya Harvard Business Review, January 3, 2022 Maurice, Paul, Tom and Mark were on the call. https://hbr.org/2022/01/youre-not-an-imposter-youre-actually-pretty-amazing Imposter Syndrome and how to combat it. Reflection is an important tool for combating the imposter syndrome. Also, learn how to accept a compliment with grace. Surprise someone with your appreciation.

tisfortraining.wordpress.com Maurice, Paul, Tom and Mark talked about the need for refocusing and improvisation during live and virtual training sessions. Also, being flexible allows the facilitator to meet the needs of the audience, when they need it and where they are. Our kickoff document was the Dynamic Facilitation Process: https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/To%20add%20to%20media%20library/DynamicFacilitationOverview.pdf We're back in two weeks on October 3rd at 9 Eastern. Join us!.

Paul, Tom and Maurice talked about joy and how to incorporate joy in your training, we started with an educause article called Sparking Joy. https://www.edutopia.org/article/sparking-teaching-joy find use at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We talked about current leadership thinking inspired by this LinkedIn Article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethinking-leadership-paradigm-shift-modern-world-rohan-patrick-o34ae/ by Rohan P. Mark, Paul, Tom and Maurice talked about styles of leadership, breaking things down to the essential elements, management theories and the difference between leaders and managers and why you need to be or have both.

Paul, Diane and Maurice used this article https://memberclicks.com/blog/new-member-orientation/ to jumpstart a talk about the importance of welcoming new people, cultivating relationships with them, and how new blood keeps the organization going after the founders move on. And a little about T is for Training itself.

Join Paul, Maurice, Tom, Andrea, Diane and guest Gee Kin Chou, co-founder of the Boombox,https://www.theboombox.org/ a collaborative not for profit connecting students with professionals who share their network with the students as needed. We talked about how to create, curate and the power of the conversation. Also take some damn notes.

How do we simplify our messaging to make it clear, relatable and understandable to as many as possible? There were book mentions, an article about simplifying Employee Training and other tidbits. Show notes at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Paul, Tom, Mark and Maurice were on the call.

Well, we started with one subject. Then branched to another subject. Talked about divides, engines and stuff. Notes will be up later on tisfortraining.wordpresss.com Thank you, Mark, Paul, Tom, Jared and the universe. Maurice.

Maurice, Paul, Tom, Mark, Diane and special guest Jared talked about expanding your knowledge and empathy. Change your location, change your mind, read something that offends you. Create a culture of understanding and empathy by exploring history and new places. And taking mass transit. Go to tisfortraining.wordpress.com for more information and poorly written show notes.