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Jan 9
4 min

Knowing When to Get Off Stage

Happy New Year! This is my 402 post and it is my last. Leadership Matters is closing up shop. I've been thinking about ending this blog...

Dec 13, 2022
2 min

A Holiday Gift List For Leaders, Presidents, Boards and Museum Staff

Dzaky Adinata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93698541 In many cultures worldwide, winter is a...

Nov 13, 2022
5 min

What Does PMA's Victory Means for the Rest of Us?

Surviving in the museum world shouldn't be a form of hazing--I suffered, therefore the next generation should suffer. Adult organizations...

Oct 15, 2022
6 min

Shifting Perspectives and Bridging Differences: VTS with a Social Justice Lens

Shifting Perspectives and Bridging Differences: VTS with a Social Justice Lens By Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis and Walae Hayek “What’s going...

Oct 3, 2022
4 min

AASLH 2022: After the Words, Action?

Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Two weeks ago I went to AASLH's...

Sep 16, 2022
3 min

A GEMM Circle Reflection

By Anne Mahoney, and Elise Couture-Stone As many museum professionals can tell you, as soon as they enter the field, gender...

Aug 15, 2022
4 min

The Volunteer Conundrum: Necessary, Infuriating or Both? And Why?

Look back at museum history and you will uncover a wealth of volunteer labor. From Mount Vernon to MOMA, local historical societies to...

Jul 14, 2022
4 min

Two Leaders? No Leaders? Where's the New Paradigm?

We don't need leaders, we need just need a load of people working together to make sure everyone else is alright. Jayde Adams in Serious...

Jun 13, 2022
3 min

Yes, and....

Photo by Abbie Bernet on Unsplash If you've read this blog before, you know I am a frequent NPR listener. Because I listen in the car, I...

May 23, 2022
4 min

The Opposite of Kismet or What Happens When Work and Personal Values Clash?

By Dante Gabriel Rossetti - https://live.staticflickr.com/4787/26914297618_2bc237940d_h.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Apr 4, 2022
6 min

Held Together by Humans: Museums and a Healthier Workplace

A confession: I adore English television mysteries. Not the kind with the dithering, elderly amateur, but the darker more urban variety....

Mar 14, 2022
4 min

Putting the Dipstick Down on the Museum Workforce

Milchstraßenräuber - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57251229 It's a month since my last post. In that...

Feb 14, 2022
4 min

How Not to Write a Job Description

DanielPenfield - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106990014 This week the Berkshire Museum posted...

Feb 7, 2022
4 min

An Announcement Plus Women and Burnout

CIPHR Connect - https://www.flickr.com/photos/193749286@N04/51391533873/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1100...

Jan 31, 2022
3 min

What's Holding You Back?

Photo by Thom Milkovic on Unsplash There's a blizzard here in the northeast this weekend, and it's hard to think about anything except...

Jan 24, 2022
3 min

Taking Murawski's Lead: 22 Ideas for Change

Jean-Jacques MILAN - Created by Jean-Jacques MILAN, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12728 Wednesday I was...

Jan 17, 2022
4 min

Why a Hiring Freeze Isn't Always the Answer

Barfooz, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22120 There is a saying that we're all dying, just maybe not...

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