What can we learn from our own actions and how can we grow as leaders? Join me as I reflect on decisions I have made and what I have learned from my mistakes
In the past, I would have loved this book, but since I have been teaching classes on good relationships, I was horrified. Livia Lacey falls for Prince Alex Prokov, a Russian prince, and decides to marry him after only a few encounters. Now granted, it is set in the 18th century, but still, it bothered me. Both lied to each other and neither trusted each other with the truth. Then, once married, neither knew what the other expected and so they were miserable. In the end, they decide that love will conquer all, but I can’t see that anything was really resolved. So I am sorry to say that I greatly disliked this book.
Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her 11 years as a library director, Kate has been in leadership positions in state and national library groups including the American Library Association, Illinois Library Association, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University, an intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors. Kate is the recipient of the 2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has just launched Illinois Libraries Present, a new statewide joint programming cooperative. She is the co-author of The Public Library Director’s Toolkit and The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit published by ALA Editions and the devoted servant of two demanding cats.
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In the past, I would have loved this book, but since I have been teaching classes on good relationships, I was horrified. Livia Lacey falls for Prince Alex Prokov, a Russian prince, and decides to marry him after only a few encounters. Now granted, it is set in the 18th century, but still, it bothered me. Both lied to each other and neither trusted each other with the truth. Then, once married, neither knew what the other expected and so they were miserable. In the end, they decide that love will conquer all, but I can’t see that anything was really resolved. So I am sorry to say that I greatly disliked this book.
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