<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Do You Have What it&nbsp;Takes?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6992" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/do-you-have-what-it-takes/floret-1285518_1280/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,853" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="flower" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6992" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200" alt="flower" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/floret-1285518_1280.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><!--more-->Good libraries need good leaders. While not everyone is cut out to be the &#8220;boss,&#8221; many people are, and should be looking into library management positions. What does it take to be a <a href="http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2016/05/how-to-be-good-library-boss-by-baharak.html" target="_blank">good &#8220;library boss</a>?&#8221; As it turns out, it&#8217;s not so different from being a good boss in any field!</p>
<p>In fact, we should all strive for #1 on this list, no matter who we are, or what field we&#8217;re in: &#8220;Be a decent human being.&#8221; (I have to keep working on this one!)</p>
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