Leadership and Administration for History Organizations (Fall 2024) - Online Course

Leadership and Administration for History Organizations (Fall 2024) - Online Course

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Course Description 

An AASLH Small Museum Pro! Online Course

History museum leadership is more complex and demanding than ever before, requiring updated and innovative ways to meet mission and keep organizations healthy. Thoughtful, intentional museum administration and leadership matters, regardless of the size or focus of your organization.

During the eight weeks of this course, modules addressing governance and administrative structures, nonprofit status and the public trust, mission and vision, the relationship between board and staff, including their roles and responsibilities; strategic planning, human resource development and management, and leadership will be covered. 

The course is divided into eight weekly segments and includes a combination of topical reading assignments and related weekly assignments and online chats. A final course assignment is due the last week of class.

    Week 1: The Role, Challenges, and Expectations of History Museums Today  
    Week 2: The New Museum Leadership
    Week 3: The Importance of Museum Vision and Mission
    Week 4: Aligning Organizational Operating Models, Administrative and Management Responsibilities, Relationships, Structures, Systems and Networks
    Week 5: Museum Boards Are Leaders, Too: Their Roles, Responsibilities, Expectations, and Their Relationship to the Director and to Museum Staff
    Week 6:  Human Resource Management – Building Effective Teams and Mentoring
    Week 7:  Making Leadership Intentional at All Levels Week Eight: Charting Your Museum's Future, Inspiring Action, and Measuring Effectiveness
    Week 8: Charting Your Museum's Future, Inspiring Action, and Measuring Effectiveness

Details

SESSION DATES:  August 26 - October 18, 2024

COST: $215 AASLH Members / $315 Nonmembers / 10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community or by emailing learn@aaslh.org

OPEN REGISTRATION: June 1 - August 19, 2024; 20 participant limit. Courses typically fill up before the registration deadline, so register early.

Course Logistics

FORMAT: Online, Instructor-led, Weekly-paced course

LENGTH: 8 weeks

PARTICIPATION: Students should expect to spend approximately 5-7 hours per week on readings, text-based forum discussions, Zoom chats, and assignments.

LIVE ZOOM DISCUSSIONS: We recommend downloading the Zoom mobile or desktop app for this course. 

  • A one-hour live Zoom discussion will be held biweekly
  • Final dates/times will be determined by the instructor at the start of the course 
  • Zoom discussions are recorded in case a participant is unable to attend the live sessions

MATERIALS:

TECHNOLOGY: Participants will need access to internet and a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to participate in this course. For the live Zoom discussions, we recommend having access to a camera and a headset, earpods, or other audio and microphone device. Automatic captioning is available in the Zoom discussions.

CREDIT: Successful completion of this course (B or higher) will earn one credit toward the Small Museum Pro! certificate from AASLH.

Participant Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will understand principles and best practices of Leadership and Administration including the following:

  • the public trust role and governance structure of most nonprofit museums;
  • the importance of museum mission, vision, change, and strategic planning;
  • the major administrative and leadership roles and responsibilities of the board and staff;
  • the key issues in human resource management, including building effective teams
  • why leadership matters at all levels;
  • charting your museum’s future and measuring effectiveness; and
  • where the museum field is heading in the future.

Who Should Take This Course

Successful participants will be individuals in institutional leadership positions at the staff, board, and volunteer levels (where volunteers supervise others), who have significant decision-making responsibilities and who have the ability to affect positive, substantive change within their organizations.  This course is not appropriate for students, interns, or volunteers who do not have managerial responsibilities. We recommend that only one person per institution take this course at a time. To read about a participant’s experience, take a look at this blog post by a Leadership and Administration student: Leadership Matters At Every Level.

How to Register

Click here for instructions on how to register yourself or another user for this event. 

Anne W. Ackerson

Online Course Instructor

Email: anne@awackerson.com

In a career spanning three decades, Anne Ackerson has served as director of several historic house museums and historical societies in central and eastern New York, the director of the Museum Association of New York, and now currently serves as the executive director of the National Council of State Archivists.

In 1997 Anne began an independent consulting practice focusing on organizational development issues for the smaller nonprofit cultural institution. She writes regularly about management and leadership issues for cultural institutions in her blog, Leading by Design. She is a frequent workshop/webinar presenter on issues of museum ethics, executive leadership, financial management, and board roles and responsibilities. In addition to teaching the AASLH Online Course Leadership and Administration for History Organizations, she developed curriculum materials and a webinar on strategic planning for the American Association of State and Local History’s STEPS program, a national standards program for history museums.

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ABOUT THIS COURSE
Welcome to the Class!
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Syllabus: Fall 2024
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Virtual Class Chats
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Course Messaging Instructions
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WEEK 1: THE ROLE, CHALLENGES, AND EXPECTATIONS OF HISTORY MUSEUMS AND MUSEUM LEADERS TODAY (AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1)
Zoom Chat (August 28): Welcome and Course Orientation
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Introduce Yourself
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Make 1 discussion post to continue. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and tell us a bit about where you are on your leadership journey, why you're taking this class now, and what you hope to get out of it.
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Week 1 STUDY NOTES
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Webinar: MUSEUMS AND CHANGE webinar with Gail Anderson, editor of Reinventing the Museum (3rd ed.), discussing recent shifts in the museum field
Recorded 02/08/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 02/08/2024  |  60 minutes NOTE: use the passcode jD.2Qp?5 to access the webinar.
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John Garrison Marks, "History Museums and Trust"
Recorded 02/07/2022  |  60 minutes
Recorded 02/07/2022  |  60 minutes Marks, John Garrison. “History Museums and Trust,” AASLH Blog, February 7, 2022. Accessed March 5, 2024.
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Reading: Simon, Clea. “Who is This Museum For?” The Harvard Gazette. March 25, 2021.
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Select the "Open News Story" button to begin. Simon, Clea. “Who is This Museum For?” The Harvard Gazette. March 25, 2021. Accessed February 24, 2022.
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Week 1 Assignment (Due September 1)
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Graded as Pass/Fail WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS AND FORUM POSTS ARE DUE BY Sunday at Midnight Central/1 am Eastern.
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RESOURCES FOR FINAL COURSE ASSIGNMENT
Creating a Staff Development Plan
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Open to download resource. If you choose Creating a Staff/Volunteer/Board development plan as your Final Course Assignment, this template is a good starting point.
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Leadership Development Plan Template
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Questions for Leader Interviews
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Open to download resource. If you've chosen to interview two museum leaders for your Final Course Assignment, this list of questions is a good place to start.
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WEEK 2: THE NEW MUSEUM LEADERSHIP (SEPTEMBER 2 - 8)
Week 2 STUDY NOTES
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Webinar: Change Is Required: Museums and Healing: For Ourselves and For Our Publics
Recorded 01/18/2023  |  60 minutes
Recorded 01/18/2023  |  60 minutes Panelists Andrea Jones, Mariruth Leftwich, and Izetta Autumn Mobley and facilitation by Marsha Semmel and Avi Decter
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Reading: Giles, Sunnie, “The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World,” Harvard Business Review, March 15, 2016.
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Reading: Maurer, Danielle N. “Modern Views on Museum Leadership: The Case Against Visionary Leaders,”
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Maurer, Danielle N. “Modern Views on Museum Leadership: The Case Against Visionary Leaders,” Tufts University Museum Studies Blog, January 13, 2023. Accessed August 11, 2024.
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Video: John Kotter, “The Key Differences Between Leading and Managing,”
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Select the "Watch YouTube Video" button to begin. John Kotter, “The Key Differences Between Leading and Managing,” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEfgCqnMl5E. Accessed February 22, 2022. 5 Minutes.
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Reading: Semmel, Marsha. “Museum Leadership in a Hyper-Connected World: Six Skills for Leaders at all Levels”
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Open to download resource. Semmel, Marsha. “Museum Leadership in a Hyper-Connected World: Six Skills for Leaders at all Levels”
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Reading: Yesomi Umolu, “On the Limits of Care and Knowledge: 15 Points Museums Must Understand to Dismantle Structural Injustice,” artnet news, June 25, 2020.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Yesomi Umolu, “On the Limits of Care and Knowledge: 15 Points Museums Must Understand to Dismantle Structural Injustice,” artnet news, June 25, 2020. Accessed February 22, 2020.
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Reading: Marian Ruderman, Center for Creative Leadership, “How to Increase Your Resilience as a Leader,” April 7, 2020.
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Week 2 Assignment (Due September 8)
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Graded as Pass/Fail WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS AND FORUM POSTS ARE DUE BY Sunday at Midnight Central/1 am Eastern.
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Robin Pogrebin. "What Does it Take to Run a Museum? The Job Description Is Changing." New York Times. June 6, 2023. Accessed June 7, 2023.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR WEEK 2
WEEK 3: THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSEUM VISION AND MISSION (SEPTEMBER 9 - 15)
Zoom Chat (September 11)
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Week 3 STUDY NOTES
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Reading: BoardSource, Mission Statement vs Vision Statement
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. BoardSource, Mission Statement vs Vision Statement Accessed February 25, 2022.
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Video: Simon Sinek, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.”
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Select the "Watch YouTube Video" button to begin. Simon Sinek, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4 Accessed February 22, 2022. 19 Minutes.
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Reinventing the Museum Tool, Gail Anderson (2024)
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Podcast: Jonathan Spack, Executive Director of Third Sector New England. October 26, 2014.
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Recorded 10/25/2014 Podcast: Jonathan Spack, Executive Director of Third Sector New England, talks about the ongoing need to test the assumptions that underpin an organization’s work. October 26, 2014. Accessed February 22, 2022. 28 Minutes.
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Reading: Erica (Mills) Barnhart, “Great Mission. Bad Statement.” Stanford Social Innovation Review, January 15, 2016.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Erica (Mills) Barnhart, “Great Mission. Bad Statement.” Stanford Social Innovation Review, January 15, 2016. Accessed February 22, 2022.
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Reading: Anderson, Maxwell. “Metrics of Success in Art Museums”
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Mission Statement Assessment Tool
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Week 3 Assignment (Due September 15)
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WEEK 4: ALIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATING MODELS (SEPTEMBER 16 - 22)
Week 4 STUDY NOTES
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Center for Creative Leadership, Better Culture Starts with Better Conversations (2023)
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes https://www.ccl.org/articles/white-papers/better-culture-starts-with-better-conversations/
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Video: PBS Brief but Spectacular: Patty McCord discusses how CEO’s create an ideal work culture
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Select the "Watch YouTube Video" button to begin. PBS Brief but Spectacular: Patty McCord discusses how CEO’s create an ideal work culture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM4N9PZTaVM 4 Minutes.
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Reading: John Kotter, “8-Step Process for Leading Change,”
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. John Kotter, “8-Step Process for Leading Change,” Accessed February 25, 2022.
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Reading: David Grossman, “Changing Organizational Culture: A How-To Guide for Leaders (And Why It Really Matters),” May 16, 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.
Recorded 06/06/2023  |  60 minutes
Recorded 06/06/2023  |  60 minutes
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Reading: Marcia Blenko, Leslie MacKrell, and Kevin Rosenberg, “Operating Models: How Nonprofits Get from Strategy to Results,” The Bridgespan Group, August 2019. Pp. 2-11
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Marcia Blenko, Leslie MacKrell, and Kevin Rosenberg, “Operating Models: How Nonprofits Get from Strategy to Results,” The Bridgespan Group, August 2019. Pp. 2-11 of the download. Accessed February 25, 2022.
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Reading: Passages: Changing Organizations and Boards
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Week 4 Assignment (Due September 22)
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WEEK 5: MUSEUM GOVERNING AUTHORITIES ARE LEADERS, TOO (SEPTEMBER 23 - 29)
Zoom Chat (September 25)
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Week 5 STUDY NOTES
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Reading: BoardSource, “Checklist of Board Roles and Responsibilities”
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. BoardSource, “Checklist of Board Roles and Responsibilities”
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Reading: “Governance Models, An Essay by Nathan Garber with Reflections by Michael Soule,” Lead Together.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. “Governance Models, An Essay by Nathan Garber with Reflections by Michael Soule,” Lead Together. Accessed February 27, 2022.
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Reading: Museum Board Leadership 2024: A National Report, American Alliance of Museums and Slover Linett at NORC
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Reading: Wallestad, Anne. “The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership”
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Reading: Mary L. Hiland, “Effective Board Chair-Executive Director Relationships: Not About Roles!”, NPQ, 2018.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Mary L. Hiland, “Effective Board Chair-Executive Director Relationships: Not About Roles!”, NPQ, 2018. Accessed February 27, 2022.
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Board-Staff Relationship Assessment Form
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Open to download resource. Use this tool to complete the assignment.
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Week 5 Assignment (Due September 29)
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WEEK 6: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS AND MENTORING (SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 6)
Week 6 STUDY NOTES
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Webinar: “Community in the Workplace Series: Sharing Our Human-Centered Workplace Practices Will Uplift Us All” with Micah Parzen, CEO of the Museum of Us (San Diego)
Recorded 02/07/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 02/07/2024  |  60 minutes
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Reading: “Building a Collaborative Team Environment,” U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. “Building a Collaborative Team Environment,” U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Originally published 1997; Accessed February 27, 2022.
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Daniel Markovitz, “Productivity is About Your Systems, Not Your People,” Harvard Business Review, January 5, 2021.
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Jim Rendon, “As DEI Initiatives Increase, Employee Satisfaction Grows,” Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 25, 2024
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes Note: you may need to sign up to gain free access to this article.
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Reading: Ann Rolfe, “Mentoring -- An Essential Leadership Skill.”
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Ann Rolfe, “Mentoring -- An Essential Leadership Skill.” Accessed February 27, 2022.
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Reading: Ellen Taaffe, “How to Make Inclusivity More Than Just an Office Buzzword,” Kellogg Insight, January 4, 2019.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Ellen Taaffe, “How to Make Inclusivity More Than Just an Office Buzzword,” Kellogg Insight, January 4, 2019. Accessed February 27, 2022.
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Reading: “Is Your Team Out of Sync? 6 Questions to Spur Alignment,” by Kristine Kern, Inc.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. “Is Your Team Out of Sync? 6 Questions to Spur Alignment,” by Kristine Kern, Inc. Accessed February 27, 2022.
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“Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in History Organizations," AASLH and NCPH (2022)
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Week 6 Assignment (Due October 6)
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR WEEK 6
Nonprofit Quarterly. "Developing Human Capital"
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WEEK 7: MAKING LEADERSHIP INTENTIONAL AT ALL LEVELS (OCTOBER 7 - 13)
ZOOM CHAT (October 15)
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Week 7 STUDY NOTES
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Reading: Center for Creative Leadership: "Talent Reimagined: 7 Emerging Trends for Transformative Leaders"
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Reading: Pena, Elizabeth. "Leadership At All Levels"
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Reading: Center for Creative Leadership, “The Leadership Skills That Managers in the Middle Need to Advance,”
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Reading: Center for Creative Leadership, “The Leadership Skills That Managers in the Middle Need to Advance,” Accessed February 28, 2022.
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Reading: Nexus Leading Across Boundaries (LAB): Layers of Leadership Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums. 2017.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Nexus Leading Across Boundaries (LAB): Layers of Leadership Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums. 2017. Accessed February 28, 2022
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Reading: Jesse Lyn Stoner, “8 Things Collaborative Leaders Know,” Jesse Lyn Stoner – My Blog, November 16, 2012.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. Jesse Lyn Stoner, “8 Things Collaborative Leaders Know,” Jesse Lyn Stoner – My Blog, November 16, 2012. Accessed February 28, 2022.
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Week 7 Assignment (Due October 13)
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WEEK 8: CHARTING YOUR MUSEUM'S FUTURE, INSPIRING ACTION, AND MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS (OCTOBER 14 - 20)
Week 8 STUDY NOTES
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Reading: Matelic, Candace. “Understanding Change and Transformation in History Organizations”
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Reading: Myers, Daniel J. “Strategic Planning: Lessons Learned About What Does and Doesn’t Work”
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Lisa Lai, “Being a Strategic Leader Is About Asking the Right Questions,” Harvard Business Review, January 18, 2017
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes
Recorded 08/11/2024  |  60 minutes
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Reading: DIY Strategic Planning for Small Museums
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Open to download resource. This AASLH Technical Leaflet outlines the steps for strategic planning preparation and assessing whether an organization is ready for this step.
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Reading: John Sawhill and David Williamson, “Measuring What Matters In Nonprofits,” McKinsey & Company, 2001.
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Select the "Open the Article" button to begin. John Sawhill and David Williamson, “Measuring What Matters In Nonprofits,” McKinsey & Company, 2001. Accessed February 28, 2022.
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Week 8 Assignment (Due October 20)
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FINAL COURSE ASSIGNMENT (DUE OCTOBER 27)
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Graded as Pass/Fail Your Final Course Assignment is due one week after the course officially closes.
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COURSE SURVEY AND CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Course Survey
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13 Questions Please note the survey must be completed and a passing grade must be achieved before the Certificate of Completion is available.
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Certificate of Completion
1 Small Museum Pro! Certificate Credit credit  |  Certificate available
1 Small Museum Pro! Certificate Credit credit  |  Certificate available Successful completion of this course (B or higher) will earn one credit toward the Small Museum Pro! certificate from AASLH.
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