Links of the Week: September 15, 2023: Autumn of our Innovation Discontent
Change is almost always defined by leaders—can we think bigger?
Innovation, Engagement, Leadership, and Other Workplace Fails, part 2—One Way Out?
Can innovation be a joint, broad-based endeavor?
Links of the Week: September 8, 2023: Fall Term Terminology
Innovation, leadership, and engagement need to be grounded in workplace reality in order to really improve.
Innovation, Engagement, Leadership, and Other Workplace Fails, part 1
Is there something wrong with the idea of always innovating?
Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work
Worker feelings may be impossible to measure, and that's a good thing
Links of the Week: April 8, 2022: The Collaboratorium
Workers have been told that they need to collaborate better. But is that missing the point?
Links of the Week: April 1, 2022: The Center Cannot Hold
Organizations are too often centered on leaders. How can museums shift to centering the humanity of everyone?
TMPR for Museum Workers, Part 3: People
A four-part series continues with the place of people in the museum field. It's not as obvious as you think.
Museums Can't End Projects Without a Map
Museums have no problem starting new work. Why is ending old work so difficult to get right?
How to Fix Professional Development Classes in Museums
A broken museum model has made staff learning a failure. It's time to put workers in charge for a change.
I, Jargoneer
Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?
What Museums Mean by Transparency
"Transparency" joins the performative hit parade in museum organizational culture.
How Museums Can Really Have Engaged Employees
Surveys on museum employee engagement are now commonplace. But real engagement comes from accountability, and that starts with respect for all staff.