This post is by Jennifer DePrizio. Jenn has worked in art museums across the country for more than twenty years, leading audience-centered program development and interpretive strategies that are grounded in the belief that art helps people better understand themselves and others. She has held leadership positions at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Portland MuseumContinue reading “Why is self-awareness an essential leadership skill?”
Category Archives: Organizational Culture in Museums
How can different groups in the museum agree on impact?
This post is by Robert Weisberg, the author of the blog Museum Human. I have had the pleasure of talking to Rob about museums, museum problems, and how we can do better. Last week, he shared my post on “Museums as Workplace Communities” on Museum Human. A little more about Rob: Robert J Weisberg (he/him/his)Continue reading “How can different groups in the museum agree on impact?”
How can workplaces function when employees are recovering from recent COVID trauma?
This post was first published on Museum Human. I have had the pleasure of a few conversations with Rob about the state of museums, and as a result, we are sharing some of each other’s ideas on our blogs. Stay tuned for a post by Rob on alignment and impact, which will appear here nextContinue reading “How can workplaces function when employees are recovering from recent COVID trauma?”
What is Burnout? A Conversation with Mike Murawski
Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Mike Murawski about burnout for his Agents of Change conversation series. You can listen to our conversation here. We came together to talk about burnout because it’s such a pressing topic in museums right now. I hope my previous post on burnout, along with Mike’s interview,Continue reading “What is Burnout? A Conversation with Mike Murawski”
What Is “Burnout”?
Burnout was a hot topic in 2023. Attention to burnout was prompted by COVID-19, which made nearly everybody’s life more complicated and difficult, and post-COVID changes to the work environment and feelings about work. But even before 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) included burnout in it’s 2019 revision of “International Classification of Diseases.” And, furtherContinue reading “What Is “Burnout”?”
What does good staff training look like?
At the PlayHouse, we brought on two new managers this week. These managers are responsible for supervising front line, daily operations – things like opening and closing registers, making sure the museum is ready for visitors when we open, and toys and exhibits are cleaned and sanitized at the end of the day, and throughoutContinue reading “What does good staff training look like?”
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