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Watertown Free Public Library
Library Director
Leone E. Cole
TO: Trustees
FROM. Caitlin Browne, Assistant Director
DATE: August 1, 2019
RE: Request from LIG/MEG for Professional Development
Part of the professional development plan for FY20 is to administer Myers -Briggs assessments to all
staff. We will be working with a local firm, Leading Minds Executive Coaching, to administer and
contextualize the results. This will consist of all staff taking the Myers -Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
questionnaire and 3 small group debrief sessions. The goal of this plan is to provide staff with a tool to
aid communication with each other and with patrons. The cost for this in FY20 is $4200.
I would like to request your approval to use an additional $5,100 from LIG/MEG to provide individual
debriefs for all staff. This would give each individual direct time (30 minutes) with the MBTI consultant
to review the results of their assessment.
We have done MBTI assessment at the library almost a decade ago in which all staff took the
assessment and then did group debriefs. While this is useful, it is my opinion that providing the
individual 1:1 debrief sessions will allow each staff member to understand the assessment and how they
can use it to foster effective and meaningful communication in their jobs as well as their personal lives.
The total cost of this project will be $9,300. While we do have a $10,000 budget for professional
development, I am requesting the $5,100 come from LIG/MEG so that we can provide other professional
development with the Professional Development budget throughout the year such as conference and
workshop attendance, professional development books and materials, and an additional staff -wide
training that is in the $2000-$4000 range.
Thank you for your consideration.
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