{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"Be a Great Boss -- A Book Review","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2b7ezv3YBD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/be-a-great-boss-a-book-review\/\">Be a Great Boss &#8212; A Book Review<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/be-a-great-boss-a-book-review\/embed\/#?secret=2b7ezv3YBD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Be a Great Boss &#8212; A Book Review&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"2b7ezv3YBD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Would you spend $52 bucks and 52 hours over the course of a year to become a great boss? That\u2019s just one hour and one buck a week! You can do it with ALA\u2019s Be a Great Boss: One Year to Success by Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. An important thing to know before you order your copy, though, is that it\u2019s not a textbook\u2013it\u2019s a workbook. You\u2019ll end up putting aside an hour a week\u00a0 (I blocked it out on my calendar to make sure) to stop, read a short chapter, think about what you\u2019ve read, apply it to your own Library and department, and write down your thoughts. It\u2019s tailored to the library world and it\u2019s suitable for brand new managers all the way to seasoned managers. The author is a 25-year public library veteran and conference presenter who writes with great insight and a clear, conversational style: \u201cWithin these pages...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Be-a-great-boss.jpg"}