Open AccessManaging self-imposed leadership transitions during unprecedented challenges: Here’s your new office! Don’t ever come here
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Dill,
Jennifer E. Nutefall
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.82.5.237
Subject(s) - covid-19 , power (physics) , public relations , pandemic , leadership development , leadership , shared leadership , sociology , leadership style , leadership studies , management , political science , medicine , economics , physics , disease , pathology , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
No one imagines starting a new leadership role, or any role, in the middle of a pandemic. In the summer of 2020, we found ourselves doing exactly that: moving to new states and starting new leadership roles during COVID-19. Starting new leadership roles can be challenging during regular times, but the pandemic added another layer of complexity. Along with worries about moving, housing, and other logistical hurdles, the main questions on our minds were related to leadership. In the spirit of Amanda Clay Power, Martin Garnar, and Dustin Fife’s ACRL articles on leadership and book, we opted to interview each other regarding our experiences.