Understanding Anxiety and Leadership Tools – Two Webinars from GPLS

Submitted by Trina Schlecht

Licensed Counselor Mazi Robinson presented two webinars that Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) has graciously made available. The first webinar, Understanding Anxiety in Unprecedented Times, is almost two hours long, but one that many staff may find useful. Here is the description from GPLS: “Anxiety. Stress. Worry. Racing Thoughts. These are the things that keep many of us up at night stealing our sleep, our concentration, and even our joy. If you are like most, you have experienced an increase in your anxious feelings over the past year due to COVID and the continued uncertainty we are all living in. Feeling anxious is normal, but living in the grip of anxiety does not have to be your normal. Your life, your relationships, what you do, what you say do NOT have to be controlled by anxiety. There IS another way. Join Licensed Counselor Mazi Robinson as she discusses some truths about anxiety and shares tools on how we can take back control of our hearts and minds even in such unprecedented times.”

Leadership Tools: Learning When to Detach and When to Engage is the other webinar and it is about an hour and a half long. Here is the description: “There are two things that inhibit effective leadership: an overattachment to approval and a hesitation to lean into the hard and challenging. Approval seeking and fear of criticism keep us from effectively leading our teams and ourselves because we avoid situations that might stretch us or lead to conflict. Instead, we want to detach from approval and criticism so that we can experience the freedom to engage in courageous and bold leadership. Join Licensed Counselor Mazi Robinson as she discusses how our fear of criticism develops, how to healthily detach, and ways to effectively engage team members to improve communication and productivity.”

You can find the webinars on the GPLS Adult Services page here. Scroll all the way down.