Former museum I worked at requested and demanded I call our collection the 
"portfolio" and to replace the definition "collection management" with 
"portfolio management."  Needless to say, the executives (Executive Director 
and Deputy Director) had no museum background…as you can see.


Erik J. Heikkenen
Corporate Museum Resources, LLC





>From: Maria Pascualy <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Smithsonian Head of Business Ventures resigns
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 17:33:29 +0000
>
>This is reflected in the way many museums have adopted corporate language 
>and analysis in their every day operations. I've been in the field a while 
>and it was once highly unusual for a director to call himself a CEO but now 
>it is commonplace. What happens when we refer to  visitors as clients or 
>consumers?  Using the language of advertising/corporate culture changes 
>museums  and not always for the better.
>
>
>-------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Richard Fields <[log in to unmask]>
> > The Washington Post has a good story on the resignation of Gary Beer, 
>the head
> > Smithsonian Business Ventures. After reading it, all I can say is i want 
>to work
> > for a quasi-government entity where the head of retail operations can 
>earn more
> > than the President of the United States when you count salary, bonuses 
>and
> > awards. I am glad to see the GAO is looking in the closets and under the 
>rugs to
> > find where there may be problems. I am sure they are all very fine 
>wonderful
> > people who love Mom and puppies, but something needs to change there.
> >
> >
> >   Here is the link to the story:
> >
> > 
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051601964.
> > html?hpid=topnews
> >
> >   Opinions my own, laced with sarcasm, but not meant to offend.
> >
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>From: Richard Fields <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Smithsonian Head of Business Ventures resigns
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 17:03:03 +0000
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