Career Management

Tools for Recruitment and Engagement in Museum Studies

By Jada Wright-Greene

Can you imagine three years after you have earned your degree and in search of the perfect job, you discover that you were the “first” of your race to matriculate through your major? Immediately I felt the excitement and pride of being the …
So, What Do You Do? Meet some museum professionals with 21st-century jobs.

By Gail Ravnitzky Silberglied

This article originally appeared in the January/February issue of Museum magazine. Who could have foreseen—just two decades ago—that museums would one day employ game designers, digitization specialists, or social media managers? New …
Anatomy of a Lunchtime Conversation

By AAM Editor

Last week we noticed an intriguing Twitter conversation originating from a question Chad Weinard posed to the Twitterverse. The resulting conversation meanders in several directions addressing what museums could learn from tech companies, …
Your Roving Reporter: An interview with Jim Croft: Executive Vice President of The Field Museum

By Betty Brewer

CEO Betty Brewer asked Jim Croft to think about changes he has seen over his 30+ years at The Field Museum as he prepared to leave the museum and move full time into the work of academia. You are one of a handful of people who formed the …
The Productive Workplace

By Marilyn Weiss Cruickshank

Did you know that Tuesday consistently wins the prize as the most productive day of the week, with, you guessed it, Friday as the least productive. No matter what day of the week it is, too little time and too much to do is a common …
The Role of Human Resources in Museums

By Christine Engel

The Human Resources field has changed in recent years, moving to the role of “partner” for the executive and senior leadership, and as a strategic resource for guiding the organization. Even in the non-profit arena in general, HR has …
Planning for Leadership Transition

By Elizabeth Varner

*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice and there is no attorney-client relationship. All legal questions should be directed to your legal counsel. This article seeks to raise awareness of the issues in …
Great, Sustainable Impact: Can Self-Sufficiency Help Us Advance Our Missions?

By Dr. David E. Chesebrough

January 2016 LMN Online Press Self-Sufficiency — A Dream or Realistic Goal to Support Great Impact? Admit it — many science centers and museums struggle financially. There is still a gap for most in acquiring adequate …
Your Roving Reporter: Interview with Laura Lott

By Betty Brewer

Laura Lott became President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums in June of this year. I thought we would all enjoy knowing a little more about her passions and drivers. Meet Laura Lott! What attracted you to the museum field and …
I’m Calling That Progress. I’m Calling That Success.

By Jack Ludden

During my day job, I help tell stories. On a good day, those stories are compelling and hopefully useful. Probably like many of you, however, many of the stories that I tell during the day are ones that never get told to our visitors. We …