On Collegiality, Leading at Any Level, and Non-Traditional Mentors

I’m surely not alone as a librarian who subscribes and partakes in conversation on many electronic discussion lists[i], and though this topic may feel taboo, I’m probably not alone in finding myself conflicted and befuddled by how to respond when colleagues (increasingly as of late), desperate in the 11th hour, make emergency pleas for lesson plans or proposals or board reports.