Chinese American Librarians Association 華人圖書館員協會

CALA 2013 Annual ConferenceJuly 30, 2013

Beyond The Horizon

Presented by

Wilfred FongChief Information Office and Director of IT & Digital

LearningUniversity of Toronto

School of Continuing Studies

Beyond The Horizon• What does that mean?

• Where do we go from here?

• The changing environment of higher education

• Technology in our life

• Share my Journey

Career Path• How do I find my dream job?

• How do I be successful in my job?

• How can I be on the senior management team? Better yet, to be on a leadership position?

From: cqlccareertips.blogspot.com

Two Elements – My View

1.Leadership

2.Lifelong Learning

What is Leadership?• What do you value most in a leader?

• What do you consider to be the strongest leadership quality?

• Name a present or past leader whom you consider having the most qualities that you listed above.

Leaders

Leadership Quality

The Survey says…

Research Findings: What People Value in Their Leaders

• 88% Honest• 71% Forward-looking• 66% Competent• 65% Inspiring• 47% Intelligent• 42% Fair-minded• 40% Broad-minded• 35% Supportive• 34% Straightforward• 33% Dependable

• 28% Cooperative• 24% Determined• 23% Imaginative• 21% Ambitious• 20% Courageous• 20% Caring• 17% Mature• 14% Loyal• 8% Self-controlled• 6% Independent

The Leadership ChallengeSource: The Leadership Challenge (2002, p. 25)

What is the Essence of Leadership Quality?

• Is it IQ?

• Is it EQ?

Emotional Intelligence (EQ/EI)Five dimensions of EQ:

1. Self-awareness: the ability to recognize emotions.

2. Self-regulation: the ability to control one’s own emotions – don’t let your emotions get in the way.

3. Self-motivation: optimistic despite obstacles or even failure.

4. Empathy: the ability to understand and be sensitive to the feelings of others (put yourself in other’s shoes.)

5. Social skills: building relationships, responding to emotions, and influencing others.

http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/topics/emotional-intelligence/

Social Intelligence• The interpersonal communication• How do we connect to each other?• Daniel Goleman on Social Intelligence and

Leadershiphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZskNGdP_zM&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv0o1oh9f4&NR=1&feature=fvwp

My Views on Leadership• Branding and Leadership

– Who you are– Why you are– What are you prepared to do

What is branding?

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People’s Branding

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Hurting yourbrand image

doesn’t take a lot of effort

How does this translate to you and your brand?

Understanding who you are, and why you are is the first step.

Lifelong Learning & Leadership

• Never stop learning

• Take courses to expand your horizon

• MOOCs

• Get involved in your community

Question of the Day

Can I be a leader?

• How well do you know yourself?• How well do you relate to others?

“Leadership is a choice…and the choice is yours.”Barry Posner

“Everyone is born a genius…but the process of living

de-geniuses them…”-R. Buckminster Fuller

For Further Reading

HarperCollins Publishers2006

Thank You!