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We are all about collaboration. MCLS is a non-profit, member-driven organization whose mission is to facilitate sharing resources and to collaborate with other organizations to benefit Michigan and Indiana libraries.

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Brown, B. (2018). Dare to lead: Daring greatly and rising strong at work. Random House.

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I've spent twenty years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and I recently completed a seven-year study on brave leadership. The goal of Dare to Lead is to share everything we've learned about taking off the armor and showing up as leaders in a skills-based and actionable playbook. Here are a few of the big ideas that emerged from this research:

You can't get to courage without rumbling with vulnerability. Embrace the suck.

Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable, observable, and measurable. The foundational skill set of courage-building is "rumbling with vulnerability." Once we have built these rumbling skills, we can move on to the other three skill sets: Living into Our Values, Braving Trust, and Learning to Rise. Our ability to be daring leaders will never be greater than our capacity for vulnerability.

Self-awareness and self-love matter. Who we are is how we lead.

The greatest barrier to courageous leadership is not fear-it's how we respond to our fear. Our armor-the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that we use to protect ourselves when we aren't willing and able to rumble with vulnerability-move us out of alignment with our values, corrode trust with our colleagues and teams, and prevent us from being our most courageous selves.

To scale daring leadership and build courage in teams and organizations, we have to cultivate a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the expectation, and armor is not necessary or rewarded. We have to be vigilant about creating a culture in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected.

The skill sets that make up courage are not new; they've been aspirational leadership skills for as long as there have been leaders. We just haven't had the courage for real talk about courage. But it's time. And if you want to call these "soft skills" after you've tried putting them into practice-go for it. I dare you. Until then, find a home for your armor, and I'll see you in the arena.

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Daring leadership requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with our whole hearts.

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Abraham Lincoln and the First-Person Plural: A Study in Language and Leadership

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Abraham Lincoln and the First-Person Plural: A Study in Language and Leadership

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Field, P. S. (2011). Abraham Lincoln and the First-Person Plural: A Study in Language and Leadership. American Nineteenth Century History, 12(1), 49–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/14664658.2011.559748

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Abraham Lincoln and the First-Person Plural: A Study in Language and Leadership

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The 2009 bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth brought forth an outpouring of fresh studies of the man and his times. The new scholarship largely affirmed the longstanding consensus about the six…

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Communication Miscalibration: The Price Leaders Pay for Not Sharing Enough

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Communication Miscalibration: The Price Leaders Pay for Not Sharing Enough

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Flynn, F.J. & Lide, C.R. (2023). Communication miscalibration: The price leaders pay for not sharing enough. Academy of Management Journal, 66(4), 1102-1122. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.0245

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Communication Miscalibration: The Price Leaders Pay for Not Sharing Enough | Academy of Management Journal

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Leaders may be seen by their followers as miscalibrating the quantity of their communication—sharing too much or too little. We propose that leaders are more likely to be seen as under-communicating than over-communicating, even though under-communication is more heavily penalized. In Study 1a, we examine 2,717 qualitative comments from archived leadership assessments and find that leaders are nearly 10 times as likely to be criticized for under-communicating than for over-communicating. In Study 1b, we obtain further evidence of this bias using a representative sample of U.S. adults. In Study 2, we manipulate communication (mis)calibration, showing that leaders who under-communicate are viewed as less qualified for a leadership role because they are viewed as less empathic. In Study 3, we use separate measures of employee perceptions of their manager’s communication as well as their preferences. When there is a lack of congruence between perceived and preferred communication, employees judge their leaders as lacking empathy and, in turn, leadership ability.

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Where is the Romance for Women Leaders? The Effects of Gender on Leadership Attributions and Performance-Based Pay

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Where is the Romance for Women Leaders? The Effects of Gender on Leadership Attributions and Performance-Based Pay

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Kulich, C., Ryan, M., & Haslam, S.A. (2007). Where is the romance for women leaders? The effects of gender on leadership attributions and performance‐based pay. Applied Psychology, 56(4), 582-601. 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00305.x

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Where is the romance for women leaders? The effects of gender on leadership attributions and performance-based pay.

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This paper extends prior research on the romance of leadership by examining (a) whether the romance of leadership holds for women as well as for men, and (b) the impact of the romance of leadership on performance-based pay. An experimental study (N = 210) suggests that the romance of leadership does exist for both men and women but that the process of pay allocation differs as a function of gender. For a female leader, the allocation of a performance-related bonus is based on perceptions of her charisma and leadership ability rather than resulting directly from company performance. However, for a male leader bonus allocation reflects the romance of leadership such that improved company performance leads to increased perceived charisma, increased leadership ability, and a larger bonus. Practical implications for the gender pay gap are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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Highlighting the Plural: Leading Amidst Romance(s)

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Highlighting the Plural: Leading Amidst Romance(s)

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Sergi, V., Lusiani, M., & Langley, A. (2021). Highlighting the Plural: Leading Amidst Romance(s). Journal of Change Management, 21(2), 163–179. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1917491

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Highlighting the Plural: Leading Amidst Romance(s)

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The current crisis makes leadership more visible and allows us to reflect on how leadership is conceived. In this essay, we consider how leadership has been represented during the first months of t…

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Check out this Presentation designed by MCLS ECT.

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A love of learning and passion for people led Jenny Kobiela-Mondor from journalism to libraries and now to the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. In her role as a library strategist on the Engagement, Consulting, and Training Team, Jenny works with library staff and administration to facilitate planning, professional development, and conversations that engage, inspire, and inform the future of libraries and their communities.

Jenny's email is kobielamondorj@mcls.org.

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The Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 5: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Naked Time - Paramount+

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The Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions

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A transporter malfunction creates an evil Kirk.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 6: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Enemy Within - Paramount+

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A transporter malfunction creates an evil Kirk

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While on shore leave, the crew's thoughts mysteriously come to life.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 16: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - Shore Leave - Paramount+

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While on shore leave, the crew’s thoughts mysteriously come to life

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Kirk meets Khan, a leader of Earth's Eugenics Wars of the 1990s.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 23: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - Space Seed - Paramount+

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Kirk meets Khan, a leader of Earth’s Eugenics Wars of the 1990s.

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The Devil in the Dark - Season 1, Episode 26

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The Devil in the Dark - Season 1, Episode 26

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An unknown monster threatens a critical mining operation.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 26: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Devil in the Dark - Paramount+

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An unknown monster threatens a critical mining operation.

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The City on the Edge of Forever - Season 1, Episode 29

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The City on the Edge of Forever - Season 1, Episode 29

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 1 Episode 29: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The City on the Edge of Forever - Paramount+

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Kirk and Spock go back in time to save McCoy -- and their own universe.

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Spock undergoes the Vulcan mating ceremony.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 2 Episode 1: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - Amok Time - Paramount+

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Spock undergoes the Vulcan mating ceremony

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Kirk, Scott, McCoy and Uhura enter a parallel universe.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 2 Episode 4: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - Mirror, Mirror - Paramount+

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Kirk, Scott, McCoy and Uhura enter a parallel universe

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The Trouble with Tribbles - Season 2, Episode 15

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The Trouble with Tribbles - Season 2, Episode 15

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The Enterprise is overrun by furry creatures while tangling with Klingons and bureaucrats.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 2 Episode 15: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Trouble With Tribbles - Paramount+

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The Enterprise is overrun by furry creatures while tangling with Klingons and bureaucrats

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The Enterprise Incident - Season 3, Episode 2

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The Enterprise Incident - Season 3, Episode 2

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Disguised as a Romulan, Kirk steals a cloaking device.

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Watch Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) Season 3 Episode 2: Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Enterprise Incident - Paramount+

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Disguised as a Romulan, Kirk steals a cloaking device