Reluctant Leadership: Using your hesitancy and authenticity for self-acceptance and confidence in building leadership skill

Leaders are often thought to crave power and attention. But you work best out of the limelight. You may have been thrust into leadership or placed in a position that you didn't anticipant or frankly, never wanted. Discover why being a reluctant leader is often the best leader. Learn how to focus on the qualities that make you the best person for the job.

By the end of this webinar, the participant will learn:

• How to move through your reluctance and see your strengths
• How to capitalize on your skills and translate it to leadership
• Identify and accept what others see in you that put you in this position
• Overcome the invisible pressure of being a leader
• Tips on overcoming your fears

Presenter: Jennifer Blair, is the Head of User Services Librarian and Associate Professor at Azusa Pacific University. Her role is dedicated to the user experience, including marketing the library, and teaching. She has extensive experience teaching online courses in design and computer literacy. Jennifer holds a B.A. in Graphic Design, a M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Educational Multimedia, and a M.S. in Library and Information Studies. Her experience in academic and public libraries as well as work experience in art and design allow her to employ visionary strategies to enrich progress and enhance advancement for students.

This webinar is for emerging leaders, managers, supervisors or those in a leadership position who don't see themselves as a leader. This lecture serves those best who are in or will be in a leadership position with a level of uncertainty, are afraid to fail or have misconstrued pressures on what successful leadership looks like.

This webinar will be offered using Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. You may interact with the presenter and ask questions through text-based chat. The webinar will be recorded and the link to the recording shared with registrants shortly after the live event. 

CALL Training Partner for this Event: American Library Association

**NOTE**: Access information for this learning event will be sent to all registrants by American Library Association before the start of the event. In order to take this course/attend this webinar you will need to create (or use an existing) ALA account to proceed. It is free to create an account and you do not need to be an ALA member. If you do not wish to create an ALA account please cancel your registration.