I am looking for examples of healthy, happy museums. In other words, do you have any examples of great places (museums) to work; places that function well internally, are structured such that staff WANTS to come in every day, loves their work, and (dare I say) likes their boss(es). I have found--anecdotally--that most museum staff are miserable in their jobs, mostly because of politics and organizational issues. Not a surprise, people still love their jobs because they love museum work. But the love and passion that they had going in has been blunted by internal dysfunction. I would like to find an example of something that works, where staff are happy with their work AND this results in an effective museum for the public. If you have examples, you can write to me privately if you choose. I would like to know more about why it works--people, structure, policies, internal programs, etc?
Thanks,
Kiersten
Dr. Kiersten F. Latham, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library & Information Science
Kent State University
314 University Library
Kent, OH 44242
330-672-5846