Alma Ortega's guest appearances

Alma Ortega

Darkest Corners Podcast

Library Leadership Podcast

Anneliese Michel

Sarah Clark

Lynn Hoffman

Laci Peterson

Jeff Davis

Tiffany Hayes

JonBenet Ramsey

Miriam Kahn

Jessica Hayes

Kathy Parker

Henry Lee Lucas

Lisa Johnson

Jenelle Potter

Meredith Kercher

Travis Walton

OwlTail

What is toxic leadership and how does it play out in library settings? And why was I, as a podcast host and leader of a library, nervous to talk about this? Research shows that 65% of librarians have experienced toxic leadership in the workplace. In our “librarian-culture-of-nice” this is not always a comfortable topic.  Libraries are a positive force in our culture and should be in the workplace, as well. On this episode of Library Leadership Podcast, I talk with Dr. AlmaOrtega, tenured librarian at the University of San Diego Copley Library and author of the book Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership. She teaches us about the characteristics of organizational toxicity.  Learning about this often-sensitive subject helps us start a conversation in the library profession to inoculate our institutions against the pitfalls of toxic leadership.

What is toxic leadership and how does it play out in library settings? And why was I, as a podcast host and leader of a library, nervous to talk about this? Research shows that 65% of librarians have experienced toxic leadership in the workplace. In our “librarian-culture-of-nice” this is not always a comfortable topic. Libraries are a positive force in our culture and should be in the workplace, as well. On this episode of Library Leadership Podcast, I talk with Dr. AlmaOrtega, tenured librarian at the University of San Diego Copley Library and author of the book Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership. She teaches us about the characteristics of organizational toxicity. Learning about this often-sensitive subject helps us start a conversation in the library profession to inoculate our institutions against the pitfalls of toxic leadership.

36. Libraries and Toxic Leadership: Having the Conversation with Alma Ortega

In today’s holiday themed episode, Sarah is missing, Caity gets angry, and Sandy takes a small nap. We also discuss the murders of Alma Ortega, a victim of domestic violence, and Jonbenet Ramsey, possibly one of the most discussed murders in modern history. Caity would like to apologize for the sound quality in advance because she’s a mess and this sound is a mess and it’s all a mess.

In today’s holiday themed episode, Sarah is missing, Caity gets angry, and Sandy takes a small nap. We also discuss the murders of Alma Ortega, a victim of domestic violence, and Jonbenet Ramsey, possibly one of the most discussed murders in modern history. Caity would like to apologize for the sound quality in advance because she’s a mess and this sound is a mess and it’s all a mess.

28: Christmas Crimes: Alma Ortega and Jonbenet Ramsey