Career Management

A Conversation with Kathleen McLean

Kathleen McLean is the recipient of the 2018 AAM Distinguished Service to Museums Award, which recognizes an individual’s excellence and contributions to the museum field for at least 20 …

A Conversation with Hallie Winter

Speaking as a Listener

Sam Theriault

Sketchnote-taking: Suggestions from Shaelyn

Shaelyn Amaio

Finding Ways to Respect the Past (But not the way you think)

Take time to reflect on the AAM Annual Meeting

Seema Rao

What’s the Best Path to a Top Museum Job? We Analyzed the Training of 100 Curators to Find Out

Brian Boucher, artnet News

Receiving the Nancy Hanks award (and what the heck is professional development, anyway)

Emily Graslie

Leaving the Museum Field

Sarah Erdman, Claudia Ocello, Dawn Estabrooks Salerno, and Marieke Van Damme

Leadership, and Why You Need a SWOT Analysis (and a Personal Board of Directors)

Greg Stevens

Strategizing Me: Making a Personal Career Plan Effective leaders create mission statements to shape their museum careers.

Anne W. Ackerson

Museum Directors on Mentorship and Their Professional Journeys

Michael E. Shapiro

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