Dungeon Master’s Guide: Collaborative Goal-Setting for Mentors, Supervisors, and Supervisees

1- Short Description.

The best dungeon masters know the balance between crafting the perfect quest and setting the adventuring party free to explore. How can we find that balance in the library to design work experiences that both meet the needs of the organization AND the professional goals of the workers? Collaborative goal setting redistributes agency so that supervisees feel empowered to seek out creative and meaningful work within their job responsibilities. In this workshop, two supervisor-supervisee pairs will model collaborative goal setting, and then we will work together to practice renegotiating goals to create happier and more productive players and dungeon masters alike. All are welcome regardless of your supervisional status!

2- Session Format & Style.

Interactive workshop. Organizers will highlight their experience as supervisors/supervisees, model collaborative and adaptive goal setting, and then participants will practice refining objectives in pairs and small groups. We will provide some real library scenarios/goals, but participants will be encouraged to bring their own for discussion!

3- Takeaways.

Participants will practice goal setting by role-playing as a supervisor and a supervisee and leave with a set of collaboratively-developed goals as well as some ideas for restructuring their own work objectives. We will provide handouts with strategies for working collaboratively to set achievable and constructive workplace goals.

4- Organization.

We have two pairs so our team is formed!

5- Contact Information.

Sarah Morris (semorris@email.unc.edu) and Claire Cahoon (ccahoon@live.unc.edu)