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A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)
One of the things that fell to the cutting room floor as I edited this year’s TrendsWatch was a short rant about the phrase “quiet quitting.” In the published version of the essay on workplace trends,* I merely noted that “confusingly [the … -
Questions and Suggestions from the Blackbaud Self-care Webinar
On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio, to explore self-care in the museum workplace. The presentation, hosted by Blackbaud and building … -
Workplace Culture – Face the Facts!
Shawn VanDerziel is the Chief Human Resources Officer at The Field Museum in Chicago. This is the second in a series we’ll be presenting that discusses the Field Museum’s staff culture and engagement initiative. Are we ready to hear the … -
Where Do Generation X Museum Professionals Fit In?
I distinctly remember being at a museum conference about 10 years ago, when I was a department manager but not yet at the senior level, and scanning the program to figure out where I fit in: the director sessions weren’t open to me, and …
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