Talking about Leadership with Rachel Esson, General Manager, National Library

In our latest video interview, I talked to Rachel about what qualities she thinks make a leader, the role of mentoring, developing leadership skills, the importance of trust and the challenges of remote leadership.

Of leadership qualities Rachel says:

"You need the ability to plan for multiple scenarios, to plan for now and the future ... to build relationships"

Follow this link to watch this interview andhear more about Rachels' journey to leading the National Library and her observations of leadership.

In summary Rachel offers up these words of advice:

The key thing to being in a leadership role is you need to be prepared to be uncomfortable ... Because that is how you learn"

Whether you are already a leader or aspire to be one, you will find something of interest in these books in the WCL collection.

• The art of caring leadership : how leading with heart uplifts teams and organizations by Heather R. Younger, 2021
• 10 leadership virtues for disruptive times : coaching your team through immense change and challenge by Tom Ziglar, 2021
• Simple truths of leadership : 52 ways to be a servant leader and build trust by Kenneth H. Blanchard, 2022
• Balancing act : teach, coach, mentor, inspire by Andrew Temte, 2021
• Be exceptional : master the five traits that set extraordinary people apart by Joe Navarro