The Role Of Leadership In Planning: A Frank And Candid Analysis Of The Realities Of Planning In The Public Sector

Bolt, Nancy

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Title

The Role Of Leadership In Planning: A Frank And Candid Analysis Of The Realities Of Planning In The Public Sector

Author(s)

Bolt, Nancy

Issue Date

1993

Keyword(s)

• Planning
• Leadership in libraries

Abstract

"In a syndicated article by Tom Peters (1992), published in Denver's Rocky Mountain News, Tom Peters quotes Oliver Cromwell as saying, ""No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going."" Peters goes on to say that he believes that personal success, and, by extension, business success by business leaders, is ""about 99% passion, and 1% plan. Moreover, the passion must be for the present."" Peters is half right. But he's also half wrong. The passion must be present, but this article will argue that the passion must be combined with a longterm vision. This article will not present yet another comprehensive approach to library planning. There are enough of those out there already. Rather, this article will present elements that leaders must consider that are critical to any successful planning process and contribute to success. This is not a primer on how to plan, but more what to include in any successful planning process and why it is important."

Publisher

Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

• Occasional papers. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, no. 198/199
• Allerton Park Institute (35th : 1993)

ISSN

0276-1769

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Copyright 1993 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

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