The Halifax and Oakville Public Libraries both recognize the importance of building leadership competencies in their managers and in staff who are leaders or informal leaders or who are potential leaders. They both identified core competencies in leaders, which included: being innovative and dynamic communicators and team players who understand their organization, thinking globally, the ability to adapt to change, continuous learning and awareness of trends in their field. Competencies outline what is expected of staff in their positions not just the skills they need to do their job.