Well, I don’t know what you mean by a professional problem, what- Probably dealing with animals, or fundraising, or something that has to do with the operation of the zoo. What are the big problems- In all US zoos that you may see. Read More
Oh, you’re talking about what curators have to face, or what directors have to face?… Read More
Well directors- Or what problems, zoos in general, as it affects directors and curators and all the staff, and is there, well things that might correct these issues?… Read More
What would you think are, what would you say is the largest professional problem facing US zoos today?… Read More
Well, I would want them to of course, be proficient in their animal knowledge and their animal skills. But again, they’re managing people. They’re not doing the day-to-day work with the animals. The keepers are doing that. And so you know, they need to be able to manage the people… Read More
And whatever that professional problem is, what can we do to correct the problem?… Read More
Well I think a curator, a little less than a director, may not, I mean they still need the people skills to work with their staff. They may not necessarily be as adept at finance, or PR or something like that. Because as a curator, you need to have the… Read More
So what do they have to bring to the table, these curators?… Read More
What would you be looking for if you had to hire a curator today?… Read More
So if you don’t, you need to know where your weaknesses are and hire somebody else on your staff who can handle that part of it. Read More
Since we talked about skill sets or qualities a zoo director might need, in your opinion, what skill set or qualities does a curator or a general curator need today as compared to with the staff that you worked with?… Read More
And so if you’re a good finance person, okay, you got that covered. If you’re not a good finance person, you better have a good finance person on your staff. If you’re good at PR, okay. And if you’re not, you better have somebody on your staff who can do… Read More
What’s your answer?… Read More
Well, my answer is you need to be all of it, you know?… Read More
Is it a veterinarian, is it an animal person, is it a PR person, is it a finance person?… Read More
Is it a, you know, a business manager?… Read More
What makes a good zoo director?… Read More
Do you think that zoo directors today need to, and again zoo directors in general, need to be more adept at fundraising then they were before?… Read More
Well, I think that somebody in the zoo needs to be adept at fundraising, and you know, I know one of the things that, that people ask, you know, what makes the best zoo director?… Read More
What can we do with them?… Read More