Feedback - Library - University of Pretoria

3rd Carnegie Library Leadership Academy, 05‐19 November 2010Simon Lesejane: ‘Presenters were knowledgeable and enthusiastic, which added to the richexperience of the Academy.’Lindiwe Magazi: ‘The Academy taught me that librarians need to step out of their comfort zones, toembrace technology and imagine what the future will look like.’Andile Magocoba: ‘We all benefited from the Academy and are determined to implement in ourlibraries what have been learned.’Danie Malan: ‘I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience of the Academy. It relates to theconcept of life‐long learning. As academic librarian I gained a new perspective on what publiclibrarians have to deal with.’Mittah Masilela: ‘As next generation librarians, we should become ‘cybrarians’ to keep our users’attention.’Refilwe Matatiele: ‘The Academy allowed me to learn new and practical skills. I can now criticallyanalyse my management and leadership styles.’Kholeka Mbalo: ‘I discovered, as much as public and academic libraries are different, they also sharecommon goals such as community development and the alignment of strategies with those of theparent institution/organisation.’Victor Mbuqe: ‘As future leaders we need to be knowledgeable about LIASA and IFLA.’Sindi Mkhulisi: ‘As a leader I need to define the purpose of change and allow my subordinates toparticipate in decision making.’Maggie Moropane: ‘I am moved and invigorated by the overwhelming knowledge I have beenempowered with at the Academy.’Viva Nodwengu‐Dastile: ‘I learned that library leaders can create the future their patrons want tolive in.’Enny Nyathi: ‘To become a better leader I must improve my personal leadership style, energy andcultural awareness.’Rebecca Senyolo: ‘Diversity in the workplace brings diverse values and ideas which can lead tocreative and innovative thinking.’David Thomas: ‘The Academy highlighted my strengths and weaknesses as a leader, as well as theareas that I need to improve on.’Julene Vermeulen: ‘For me the Academy came just at the right time. The programme was wellconstructed and networking was a great benefit.’Lormarcia Zwaan: ‘We are living the dream at the Academy. If we can transfer to the workplacewhat we are experiencing here, we will be well on our way to transformation within the profession.’9