Staff Training and Development: How to Get There from Here

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Staff Training and Development How to Get
There from Here
Practising Law Institute Law Library 2008
Skills, Strategies Solutions February 27, 2008
San Francisco, CA March 5, 2008 New York City
Joan L. Axelroth Axelroth Associates Library
Information Management Consulting
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Staff Training and Development How to Get
There from Here

• Identifying the Right Destination

Plotting a Course Using Internal and External
Resources
Finding Support Along the Way
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Staff Training and Development How to Get There
from Here

• Identifying the Right Destination

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How to Get There from Here Identifying the
Right Destination

• Step One Look At What You Need

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How to Get There from Here Identifying the
Right Destination

• Step One Look At What You Need

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How to Get There from Here Identifying the
Right Destination
Step Two Look At What Youve Got
B Straight Path
C Fork in the Road
A Current Job
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How to Get There from Here Identifying the
Right Destination
Step Three Match Them Up
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Staff Training and Development How to Get There
from Here

• Plotting a Course Using Internal and External
  Resources

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How to Get There from Here Plotting a Course
Library
Organization
Outside
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How to Get There from Here Plotting a Course
Library

• Teaching -- in the dept.
• Teaching -- outside the dept.
• Current awareness
• Association memberships
• Informal opportunities

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How to Get There from Here Plotting a Course
Organization

• Practice Groups
• Departments Committees
• Professional Devt
• Associates
• IT
• Paralegal
• Secretarial

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How to Get There from Here Plotting a Course
Outside

• Associations
• e-learning
• Programs
• Vendors
• e-learning
• Reps
• Libraries, Universities, etc.

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How to Get There from Here Plotting a Course
BEST PRACTICES

• Debevoise Plimpton LLP
• Latham Watkins LLP
• Morrison Foerster LLP
• Reed Smith LLP

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Staff Training and Development How to Get There
from Here

• Finding Support Along the Way

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How to Get There from Here Finding Support

• Institutionalize the program
• Include costs in budget
• Establish policies procedures
• Set schedules, create templates
• Provide a stake
• Require knowledge sharing
• Track, count report
• Establish feedback mechanisms

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How to Get There from Here Finding Support

• Make use of technology
• Consider
• Documents
• Comments
• Discussion
• Techniques
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Listservs
• Newsletters

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How to Get There from Here Finding Support
Rely on others
Rely on yourself
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• Joan L. Axelroth
• Axelroth Associates
• Library Information Management Consulting
• Direct Line [phone]
• Cell [phone]
• Email jaxelroth_at_axelroth.com
• Website www.axelrothandassociates.com