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Stacy,
Collins did publish a pamphlet specifically addressing the
differences between profit and not for profit after the book came out
to try and answer this very question. Personally I found that the
book dealing with for profit business was more helpful and in my view
a reasonable model for us to aim for, though issues such as board
management, low sector wages etc do complicate matters.
Has the makings of an interesting discussion.
Stephen
At 12:56 PM 22/10/2007, you wrote:
>Good to Great's Right People on the Bus vs. Training the Troops
>
>I've just finished listening to Jim Collins' Good to Great on CD
>during my commute to and from work. The book has been recommended
>to me by several people in thinking about how to build a great
>museum. One of the foundation principals is the idea that "you have
>to get the right be on the bus and the wrong people off the bus" in
>order to have a great organization. While I would certainly agree
>that having the "right" people makes the job inordinately easier, I
>wonder if this is a model that non-profit museums, particular those
>that have small budgets and offer small salaries will find
>useful. Can you attract the "right" people if the compensation is
>inadequate? What about the smaller organizations in smaller
>communities where there may not be enough "right" people to fill up
>the vacancies on the board?
>
>One possible response is that the "right" people will volunteer and
>sacrifice for the "right" organization. Noble, but not necessarily
>a model that works.
>
>Another, more likely response, I expect, is that training and
>support of current staff and those new to the field is an alternative model.
>
>I would be very interested in hearing a point-counterpoint
>discussion at the 2008 AASLH Annual Meeting on this topic of finding
>the right people vs. training the people you have. Are both
>successful strategies? What resources are needed to make each of
>them successful?
>
>Is there anybody out there who might be interested in taking a
>side? Sharing your experience with either the "right people" or the
>"right training" or an entirely different model for success?
>
>Stacy Klingler
>Asst. Dir., Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society
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