This week at Leadership Matters, we reflect on some key conversations from the American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting last week. Two big messages regarding bias and equity: meet people where they are and have courage to speak out. http://bit.ly/2wUtK9S Happy reading, Anne and Joan -- Anne W. Ackerson Creative Leadership & Management Solutions 1914 Burdett Avenue Troy, New York 12180 T: 518-271-2455 E: [log in to unmask] Co-Author: *Women in the <https://www.amazon.com/Women-Museum-Workplace-Joan-Baldwin/dp/1629582352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-1&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>** Museum: Lessons from the Workplace <https://www.amazon.com/Women-Museum-Workplace-Joan-Baldwin/dp/1629582352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-1&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>* ; *Leadership Matters <https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Matters-American-Association-History/dp/0759121842/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-2&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>*; and the *Leadership Matters Blog* <http://www.leadershipmatters1213.wordpress.com> Co-founder: *Gender Equity in Museums Movement <https://www.genderequitymuseums.com/>* Read my Blog <http://leadingbydesign.blogspot.com/>, *Leading by Design* Follow me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/leadingbydesign> and on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?locale=en_US&trk=prof-0-sb-preview-primary-button> Visit my Website <http://www.awackerson.com/> *Subscribe to Take 5 <http://lindabnorris.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=86eba2215500381bf19ab776a&id=6370b20e8a>, the newsletter with a fresh take on nonprofit life* *Take 5* Website <https://take5culture.wordpress.com/> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).