Let’s face it, people’s attitudes towards animals are changing. Maybe it’s not surprising zoos and aquariums are losing favorability. A study presented by AZA President Jim Maddy at the January Director’s Policy Conference painted a bleak picture. A straight line projection showed that the percentage of those who view zoos favorably will fall a staggering 25% by 2025. If you’re not worried, you should be.
Build stronger teams, achieve greater outcomes, and more creative solutions. How? By including diverse perspectives. Realize your potential by being aware, participating, and stepping up. What else can a 24 year old teach all of us?
ZA spent the week with over 150 Zoo and Aquarium Directors and other industry leaders. After two days of listening to topical trends, fascinating findings, and the latest learnings, what did we hear?
For our first venture into the wide world of zoo and aquarium data, let’s take a look at something fairly high level that will apply to a lot of people. In this case, we’ll be looking at market penetration.
These days, everyone recognizes the value of planning. It’s always important to have a clear vision and to chart a path to reach it. Defining an organization’s mission gets everyone working in a common direction–a valuable outcome in and of itself.
We’ve been following the latest news articles that are relevant to your organization, from diversity and employee benefits to leadership, education, and conservation planning.
These three themes: the value of representation, the need for change in organizational cultures, and the importance of broadening the availability of professional development opportunities, give us a road map for the path ahead, next steps on this hill we’ve agreed to climb together.
The idea of racial colorblindness is to remove or mitigate racial bias in order to live in a “post-racial” world. Yet the idea of being colorblind signals erasure to Kathayoon Khalil, PhD.
Jackie Ogden explores two elements critical to both optimism and hope: gratitude and forgiveness. Plus, the importance of looking outward, and seeking meaning in your life.
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