Leadership in Academic and Public Libraries

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Leaders as change managers

Abstract.

The management of deliberate large-scale changes in libraries requires leaders to act as change managers. This is made possible by adapting the transformational leadership style which is complemented by the transactional leadership style. The five aspects of the transformational leadership style – ‘having a vision’, ‘being a role model’, ‘fostering group goals’, ‘expecting high performances’, ‘providing individual support’ and ‘providing intellectual stimulation’ – help leaders acting as change managers and with this leading their major changes to success.

Keywords

change agent

change manager

transactional leadership

transformational leadership

11.1 Change managers/change agents

‘Perhaps the first ...