Friends and colleagues, What began as a hunch turned into a fun and meaningful project in 2014. Thank you to everyone who provided support as I launched Joyful Museums this summer! As the year draws to an end, I plan to close my survey. The project, however, is just getting started. In the New Year I’ll be working more on beefing up the… Read more →
Positive workplace culture in Hawaiian museums? Please help!
Hi everyone, I have the fortune of traveling to Oahu in January. I’d like to talk to some museum employees about workplace culture–good and bad! Do you know of anyone working in museums there? All conversations will be confidential unless otherwise specified. Thanks! Email me at marieke.vandamme [at] gmail.com. Read more →
It’s Thanksgiving. Be nice.
In my survey I asked, “What would make your workplace culture better?” 61% of respondents said “A culture of appreciation.” I hope that in the spirit of Thanksgiving you spent the week writing thank you notes and falling asleep counting your blessings. But, if you didn’t, here’s a link to a page with links to more pages of ideas of how… Read more →
Worst. Job. Ever? handouts available now
In case you missed them at the conference, here they are: Joyful Museums handout#2 Leaders Joyful Museums handout#1 individuals Read more →
THANK YOU.
Guys, A huge thank you to who showed up and participated in this morning’s NEMA session. What a great audience! Special thanks to Diane Hessan and Elaine Clements who could speak to improving workplace culture from experience. There were so many questions that were not answered. There was simply not enough time. This is a big, serious issue that cannot… Read more →
It’s conference time. All will be revealed.
My session tomorrow morning, “Worst. Job. Ever? How to create positive workplace culture on a limited budget” will rock your world. Tears will be shed– good or bad? You better show up to find out. Read more →
Take your parents to work day? Done.
Today Fast Company asked, “How would you feel about heading in to the office with mom or dad (or both) in tow?” For those of us who work in museums, I think we can all agree we feel good about this. My parents have visited every museum I’ve worked in except one (and that’s only because the boat couldn’t dock… Read more →
Ask an Expert– Your questions about improving workplace culture in museums
I’m currently going whole hog (great guns? full steam ahead?) on my presentation for the NEMA conference in a few weeks. Part of the presentation is, of course, a Q & A with experts. I’m asking for questions ahead of time because: You may not be attending the session; You might not want to be identified as the asker of… Read more →
Cumulative Stress — It’s a thing.
As I try to balance working full-time, serving as Board President for a small non-profit, advancing Joyful Museums, planning for a conference session, and maintaining relationships with friends and family, I think about work/life balance. I recently brought in a consultant to talk with my fellow board members about time management (I had taken her workshop years ago and it… Read more →
Free webinar: “So You Want to be a Leader? How to Prepare Yourself for a Leadership Role in Higher Education”
It’s possible this webinar will be about leadership in general and therefore good for museum people to check out: Webinar: “So You Want to be a Leader? How to Prepare Yourself for a Leadership Role in Higher Education“ Hosted by: HigherEdJobs Presenter: Lucy Leske, Managing Partner, Education Practice, Witt/Kieffer Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,… Read more →