Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Meeting Agenda10/26/11


KENDALL LIBRARY
Staff Meeting Agenda
October 26, 2011, 11:15 – 11:50 AM

Agenda

  1. From HR: Electronic Timekeeping Policy (email & handout)
  2. New phone extensions:
    1. Thuy, 32447
    2. left desks, 32445
    3. center desks, left side, 32442
    4. center desks, right side 32443
    5. right desks, 32444
  3. Upcoming Holiday schedules
    1. Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11
    2. Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25
    3. Christmas, Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Dec. 26
    4. Floating Holiday: “each employee can use a Floating Holiday, which must be taken by December 31'' and must be scheduled thirty days in advance.”
  4. Holiday parties:  Thanksgiving, Christmas (instead of Dec 14 staff meeting)
  5. ILL Account access (TV demo)
  6. EPE Review




EPE Review--Mandatory Performance Factors
Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrates appropriate social skills in interacting with peers, supervisors, and subordinates.  Maintains pleasant and helpful manner (Weight: 18%).
What is being evaluated:
  • Clarifies interests and positions of all parties: doesn’t jump to conclusions; seeks information, listens and asks questions to understand other points of view.
  • Adjusts tactics to achieve desired results: incorporates new information/understanding to get buy-in from colleagues/customers to achieve mutually satisfactory results.
  • Manages conflict, manipulation, and strong emotions: controls emotions in stressful situations; doesn’t sabotage efforts or alienate others with emotional outbursts.
  • Develops alternative options for mutual gain: considers other solutions which may achieve same results; uses information/understanding to get buy-in from colleagues/customers to achieve mutually satisfactory results.  
  • Builds consensus through give-and-take:  seeks feedback, encourages discussion, offers alternative solutions, seeks feedback, etc., etc.

Related Performance Factors:
  1. Communication (Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally, expresses ideas and throughts in written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others adequately informed, selects and uses appropriate communication methods.)
  2. Judgment
  3. Problem Solving/Decision Making
  4. Teamwork

    Wednesday, October 12, 2011

    Meeting Agenda 10/12/11

    KENDALL LIBRARY
    Staff Meeting Agenda
    Date: October 12, 2011
    Time: 11:15 – 11:50 AM
    Location: Workroom

    Attendees: 
    Agenda

    1. Fall Birthday Celebration
      1. who?
    2. Welcome Tina Briscoe!
    3. Upcoming Events/deadlines:
      1. today--November programs due in Program Registration
      2. Next Monday, 10/17, 10-12 at Carnegie--open meetings with Mike VanCampen
      3. Oct. 31--CMC deadline



    Operations Review
    1. Claims Returns
      1. who, what, when, how, why . . .
    2. Shelving Carts
      1. Preparing:
      2. Shelving:
      3. When Finished:
    3. More eBooks . . .
      1. Check out library ebooks to Nook and other eReaders
      2. Types of devices that support ebooks