Category: organization
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Making Sense of Spaghetti
In small museums, leadership can feel like a tangled bowl of spaghetti—confusing, overlapping, and hard to follow. Who’s actually in charge? Is it the board, a foundation, the government, or all of the above? This post walks you through how to identify key players, analyze governing documents, and create a clear leadership map to clarify…
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The Third Choice
Leadership often means facing tough choices with no perfect answers. At a recent lunch with fellow museum directors, one new leader shared a challenging situation, hoping for clarity. I offered three options: confront the issue directly, take the middle ground with policies and diplomacy, or—yes—do nothing. Each path has consequences, and none are easy. But…
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