Work with us to make museums better places to work.
Museums with a strong organizational culture have a team that is highly engaged with their work, and knows that their coworkers acros the museum understand how the work they are doing moves the museum forward. And when they run into a barrier or a problem, they know they have a safe place to turn.
Museum Questions is now proud to offer a variety of strategies to help you create a strong and vibrant organizational culture. These strategies draw on extensive research, including interviews with museum directors (see the report here), conversations with corporate, non-profit, and independent Human Resources specialists, reading and writing about burnout, considering the ways that trauma is impacting workplaces, and more.
Join us to find answers to these pressing questions: How can museums be as wonderful to work in as they are to visit? What does it mean for a museum to take on the challenge of creating a place where work can be done innovatively and effectively?
Work with us to grow your ability to create a place where your employees thrive.
Culture Shift
Culture Shift workshops are for museum leaders who are committed to making their museums better places to work.
New to thinking about organizational culture, and want to learn more? Culture Shift 101 is a half-day (3.5 hour) introduction to this work. It explores the factors influencing people’s perceptions of their workplace, ideas for assessing culture, and models for making concrete and meaningful change. This workshop is designed for organizational leaders (members of the organization’s leadership team), although other staff and Board are welcome to register. Register here.
Culture Shift multi-session workshops take participants throug the actual work of making change, and are open to Directors / CEOs and other members of the Leadership Team. In these extended experiences participants:
- Learn theory, gain practical tools, and join a cohort of leaders with similar concerns and challenges.
- Get started on the real work of designing and implementing meaningful change.
- Leave with new ideas for how to continue to create internal change that is right for your museum.
SEED Workshops
The SEED Trip (Rebecca Shulman Rachel Ropeik and David Bowles) offer a variety of management workshops, including workshops for managers of gallery education programs and managers at any level in non-profits.
About SEED:Baltimore – “It is so hard to find resources as a new manager, let alone a supervisor of museum educators, and SEED provides invaluable resources through sharing of concrete tools, peer to peer discussion, and thought-provoking questions.” – Weiwen Balter, Manager of School Communities, The Walters Art Museum
About SEED:Management “Every session was really helpful and really helped me shape and open my perspective. I feel empowered leaving today with new tools and frameworks to think through things that I am looking forward to using in my day to day. This also helped me to … really think about who I am and how I can change my approaches and strategies to be a better and more effective manager in the future.” – SEED:Management Participant
Culture Audit
Let us help you assess what is working and what is challenging in your museum’s organizational culture. We will:
- Work with you to understand challenges and identify staff to interview (depending on museum size, budget, and needs)
- Interview staff (all individual interviews are fully confidential in order to encourage transparency of interviewees)
- Report on overall findings, including a list of recommendations for change
Email rebeccashulman@museumquestions.com for more information or sign up for a time to talk here.
Coaching
Interested in making change, but not sure where to start? We can coach you through the process. Coaching packages start at four weekly or bi-weekly sessions.
Email rebeccashulman@museumquestions.com for more information or sign up for a time to talk here.
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