Everything Counts when Moving Teams Beyond Burnout: a Chat with Jen Holmes

Leading better teams is a constant process—and the most rewarding workplace practice.

The People of Museum Tech Tell Their Stories

The history of museum technology is made up of many stories—two museum pros let museum workers tell them.

Links of the Week: September 9, 2022: Digital and the Museum

The digital revolution only papered over workplace problems.

September Opener: What Does Digital Mean to Museums?

Museums' issues with digital and technology reflect a greater struggle for identity and meaning.

The Good, the Bad, and the Maybe in Museum Work

Are we in the museum field filling our social airwaves with too much bad sector news?

Are We Approaching Museum Org Culture All Wrong?

What if we're approaching museum org culture backward?

The Genius Delusion in Museum Work

Like most sectors, museums are in search of geniuses. But is that just the same old idolatry?

Links of the Week: May 6, 2022: Museums and More

Museums may not get enough attention in this economy—but they may be important canaries in the coal mine.

Links of the Week: April 22, 2022: Museum Field Hot Takes

Museum professionals have no shortage of hot takes about the field

Top Museum Human Trends of 2021

What's Museum Human's take on 2021, and what's in store for 2022?

Links of the Week: December 10, 2021: Everything Must Go, Part 2

Some end-of-year reading on museums, silos, learning, racism, leadership, and climate

So I Missed My Museum's Orientation

Is museum onboarding too inconsistent to make "museum citizenship" a reality?

Museum Home Work (with Survey Results)

A survey reveals that museum workers have mixed views of remote arrangements and often feel that they're coming to the office for no good reason.

Are We Entering a Post-Museum-Conference Era?

I loved the virtual museum conferences I attended this year, but is it time for a different model altogether?

Links of the Week: October 29, 2021: Museum Field Scares

The museum field is full of fear, and not the fun kind.