Winter Institute Advanced Learning Education

This is a ticketed session. For owners and managers only. Limited capacity, first-come, first-served. Preference will be given to ABA owners and managers.
Dr. John Sherlock, Director, Master of Science Human Resources Program at Western Carolina University, will lead a discussion that will focus on best HR practices for small business owners, including talent management and how to create a skills inventory for you and your staff.

• Dr. John Sherlock, Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)
• Meg Smith, ABA (White Plains, NY) (Greeter)
   

This is a ticketed session. For owners and managers only. Limited capacity; first-come, first-served. Preference will be given to ABA owners and managers. Click on this link to register for Advanced Learning Education.
Dr. John Sherlock, Director, Master of Science Human Resources Program at Western Carolina University, will lead a group workshop to help booksellers think about the link between business strategy and human resources. Booksellers should come having reviewed the current and future business objectives for their store.

• Dr. John Sherlock, Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)
• Meg Smith, ABA (White Plains, NY) (Greeter)
   

This is a ticketed session. For owners and managers only. Limited capacity; first-come, first-served. Preference will be given to ABA owners and managers.
Do you share your bookstore’s financial information with your employees? Do they know how much you spend on operations, occupancy, and total compensation? Do they know what your cost of goods sold is, or the store’s annual bottom line? A panel of booksellers will discuss the various ways that open-book management has helped to empower employees, establish a better working environment, and build a cohesive team.

• Bradley Graham, Politics and Prose Bookstore (Washington, DC)
• Carole Horne, Harvard Book Store (Cambridge, MA)
• Peter Schertz, Maria's Bookshop (Durango, CO)
• Dan Cullen, ABA (White Plains, NY) (Moderator)
   

This is a ticketed session. For owners and managers only. Limited capacity, first-come, first-served. Preference will be given to ABA owners and managers. 
You may think of yourself primarily as a bookseller, but as a business owner or a manager you are also a leader. Leadership is an activity, not a position. This highly interactive session introduces principles and competencies for developing leadership skills in yourself and others. You will learn a framework to help you better understand the challenges facing your business and identify ways for making progress on those tough issues.

• Ed O'Malley, President and CEO, Kansas Leadership Center (Wichita, KS)
• Matt Jordan, Business Development Officer, Kansas Leadership Center (Wichita, KS)
• Dan Cullen, ABA (White Plains, NY) (Greeter)
   

Dr Faith Harper, licensed professional counselor and author of Unf*ck Your Brain and the YA adaptation Befriend Your Brain , will lead booksellers on a session on mental health and self-care in a "post" pandemic world.