So they need to learn how to listen. They need to know how to understand people. They need, how to cooperate with people. They know how to schedule people, how to figure out finances, how to understand the animal world. It’s complex. So that curriculum would probably be at least… Read More
So in your curator training school, what would you be focusing on?… Read More
Smart question again, mark. I think everything from knowing what animal resources are out there, you know, regarding the most current SSPs and things such as that, and Stu books and all, what the, where those resources are and how to tap them, and people that you would recommend who… Read More
And quite often it’s hard to explain to somebody who’s interviewing for the job, what they’re gonna be doing, and once they’re in the trenches. So I, I think the zoo world should aggressively work on training middle management much, much more. Because I, I don’t, I don’t think there’s… Read More
They’re nothing alike. Okay?… Read More
A municipal zoo budget is established by the mayor and the city council, and the zoo director gets their funds, and they may get one thing that says zoo, and then the director breaks it out. Or in the private world, it’s, it’s done completely different. Established by a private… Read More
To be very honest with you, there’s not a curator training school that I’m aware of. Okay. Who to make sure that they understand how a budget works. Especially, you know, a private zoo budget and a municipal zoo budget. Read More
You don’t get any more. We need more that. So there, you’re in the middle, you’re in no one position. So in every curator at every institution, the responsibilities are different. Some of them never do anything with animals. All they do is manage personnel, manage resources, manage schedules, you… Read More
It’s not their talent, it’s not their gift. Okay?… Read More
How many good numbers people do you know, are really great animal care people?… Read More
Again, tho those talents are kind of diametrically opposed. So trying to find somebody who can manage a budget, manage Chanel, manage a collection, being able also be able to assist in the daily care of the collection. Good. What a spectrum of talent. Okay. And so many of those… Read More
How to be a budgeter. Okay?… Read More
How many people, how many good animal people, you know, are really good financial management people?… Read More
That’s a great question. You know, the curator gig is probably one of the most challenging positions at a zoo, because, you know, the zoo director, CEO, whatever you wanna call the, the top dog knows their mission is to raise funds, build the community relationships, you know, set the,… Read More
And, you know, the curators today is much like the zoo director today. It, they’re so much different. You know, the poor curator of today not only has to know how to take care of a baby animal, but they have to know how to do a spreadsheet too. Read More
And then that poor curator in the middle. Okay?… Read More
Is that an issue at all?… Read More
Or what’s your opinion about curators and how they should be trained today and what’s expected of that?… Read More
It’s a rehab bird. Okay?… Read More
He should be out flying. Well, it’s missing a wing. Read More