tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post9057376043819400811..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: So you don't want to be a manager...Jill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-8231224909175773532017-09-22T10:45:53.631-04:002017-09-22T10:45:53.631-04:00Alex, thanks for the comment. I think you may be ...Alex, thanks for the comment. I think you may be correct on the difference between managing people and managing projects. However, often when you manage a project, you are also managing/leading/supervising people, even if they do not report to you.<br /><br />I like your idea of circling back to textbooks, etc., after you have become a manager, in order to see what you have forgotten. I would also advocate for attending management or leadership related conference sessions and workshops, which might focus on specific skills needed for that library situation. No college/graduate class can cover every scenario.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-55770219587795771612017-09-22T09:50:41.578-04:002017-09-22T09:50:41.578-04:00I could be wrong, but I suspect that most students...I could be wrong, but I suspect that most students are worried more about managing people than projects. That can be almost as limiting, but does give you a little more room for growth. Honestly, unless you're willing to be a library page for the rest of your career, which you won't even need the degree for, I don't think you'll find any library jobs that don't require some level of project management.<br /><br />On a side note, I do think that the management skills that are often taught in library schools are hard to internalize until you have to apply them. So it may be worth going back to some management textbooks once you get your feet wet to see what you may have forgotten.Alex G. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00356647437138411632noreply@blogger.com