Anne: This is a very interesting post, unfortunately also a very timely one. The only thing I would add is staff turnover, particularly at the leadership levels. I've seen a number of organizations going through this crisis and it is usually accompanied by a series of EDs and other staff members coming and going in the months before an organization's collapse. Garet Livermore New York State Historical Association Cooperstown, NY On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Anne W. Ackerson <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi, Listers -- > > As I hear of more cultural organizations struggling to survive (and some > not making it) I've started to put together a list of telltale signs of > trouble in my most recent blog post: > http://leadingbydesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/telltale-signs-of-trouble.html > > Want to add to it? > > Anne > > -- > Read my Blog: http://leadingbydesign.blogspot.com/ > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/leadingbydesign > Visit my Website: www.awackerson.com/ > > Anne W. Ackerson > Principal > Creative Leadership & Management Solutions > 1914 Burdett Avenue > Troy, New York 12180 > T: 518-271-2455 > E: [log in to unmask] > > > ========================================================= 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). > -- Garet Livermore Vice President for Education New York State Historical Association & The Farmers' Museum PO Box 800 Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-1490 - voice 607-547-1499 - fax ========================================================= 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).