Wellbeing - Museum Human

Reading List

A Review of Bootstrapped and a Webinar on Worker Self-Directed Nonprofits

Organizations too often believe the twin myths of individual self-reliance and worker disempowerment.

Robert J Weisberg

Jul 3, 2024 • 9 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: June 28, 2024: Project Manage This

Museums are ignoring the need for skills and culture as they rush towards a future they define in strategic plans.

Robert J Weisberg

Jun 28, 2024 • 10 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: March 29, 2024: Supporting Team Spirits

Grief is just one emotion that workplaces and teams have to learn to process.

Robert J Weisberg

Mar 29, 2024 • 7 min read

Guest post

When a Colleague Dies—a Guest Post by Jen Holmes

On being human at work: lessons on leading through the unimaginable

Jen Holmes

Mar 26, 2024 • 6 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: February 2, 2024: Can't Pass on the Future

Museums and organizations haven't figured out the future of worker well-being. Is it beyond their organizational ability?

Robert J Weisberg

Feb 2, 2024 • 5 min read

Wellbeing

The Well-Being Dilemma for Museum Workers

Do museum workers need to take charge of their own well-being—and that of their institutions?

Robert J Weisberg

Jan 30, 2024 • 6 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: November 17, 2023: Everything Everywhere

After a virtual conference considered the Future of Museums, can we find common ground between civics, tech, and worker wellbeing?

Robert J Weisberg

Nov 17, 2023 • 10 min read

Conferences

Can Museums Prioritize Civics, Wellbeing, and Technology All at Once?

A brief virtual conference made a game attempt to link civics, in a partisan age, staff wellbeing, and technology.

Robert J Weisberg

Nov 14, 2023 • 10 min read

Change Agent

Links of the Week: November 10, 2023: Not My Problem, Give Me Some

Are museum workers ready to help society confront hard choices?

Robert J Weisberg

Nov 10, 2023 • 8 min read

Authenticity

Feelings in the Workplace Are Real

Are orgs ready for what it would mean to treat feelings as tangible objects and processes?

Robert J Weisberg

May 9, 2023 • 9 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: January 13, 2023: All the Pretty Trojan Horses

We laugh off some spectacles and collapses to our peril

Robert J Weisberg

Jan 13, 2023 • 4 min read

Links of the Week

Links of the Week: August 12, 2022: The Fairness Spin

Are efforts to make museums fairer workplaces—including with DEAI—just going in circles?

Robert J Weisberg

Aug 12, 2022 • 8 min read