[proud American in Canada]

Any thoughts would be welcome.

I sure wish he'd have given me this background sheet earlier, because there are so many great people here. But he was out of town.

Anyway, thanks for any advice you can give.

[Dinsdale]

Your husband has one day. If he is not prepaired now he will never be.

He needs to relax. Meet him at the door wearing nothing but a smile, with his favorate dead animal ready to eat after.

[mrs. a]

"2. Because it's a museum, there are volunteers. They actually need the volunteers, to get everything done, but a lot of employees feel like the volunteers are threatening their jobs. The established people are also worried about the occasional contract person who is hired."

Give the employees some responsibility for tasking and monitoring the volunteers and contractors. They will then feel as if they have some control over the situation.

Notice I said SOME responsibility...

[george76]

Smile at the folks.

Remember their names.

Listen. Have the actors talk about their favorite topic : themselves.

Be interested in what they say...Sincerely...do not be fake.

Even if they are wrong...do not argue.

Do not critique a former boss, employee...

Repeat their "wonderful" ideas.

Do not try too hard to please.

[RightWhale]

A lot of those problems are best referred to the HR, Human Resources, Dept. There is little a manager can do on his own anymore besides get his annual budget request in the proper format.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I'm wishing him the best on his interview!

Elinor Burkett, a phenomenal writer/journalist in my opinion, has written extensively on the whole issue of flex time-and internecine scheduling conflicts between coworkers-admittedly from a pronouncedly biased, pro-single perspective.

I know that there are some people here who work in personnel and/or human resources, but I can't summon their names-or handles, rather-off the top of my head, which is why I'm pinging some people who hopefully will be able to offer you-and by extension, your husband-much better advice than I ever could.

Again, good luck!!!

:)

-good times, G.J.P. (Jr.)

[tallhappy]

He should wear a clown suit and walk funny at the interview.

Always works.

That's how I got my job at Ringling Brothers.

[oh8eleven]

1. Move museum to US.
2. Unionize employees.
3. Increase salaries and free time for union workers.
4. Let volunteers do all the work.

[dfwddr]

1) Tell him to be himself. If he has put himself to get this far in the interview process, then he has probably been doing something right all along.

2) Tell him to be himself. Will he be happy at a job he has to impress some actors with a bunch of preparation ? $hit happens every day, Sometimes you have time to think, sometimes you don't. Often, as a manager, you have to nurture peoples egos and personalities, and can't solve a problem in one quick conversation.

3) Tell him to be himself, if they like his "performance". but not him, his tenure will be short.
May the right outcome happen.

[fanfan]

Ahhh!!!

The people who don't have kids resent the "free time" that those who have children seem to have.

I wish I could help, but I'd probably suggest he tell the employees to shove it.

Free time?

Any one with kids knows their time is anything but free.

a lot of employees feel like the volunteers are threatening their jobs.

Again, suck it up!
(not you, PAIC) ;-D

If the volunteers are doing a better job than the employees, perhaps we should hire the volunteers instead.
Threatened, eh?

Jerks!

Sorry,

;-D

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I'm flattered to be included in your ping.

I wouldn't presume to offer any substantive advice. But if I were your husband, knowing I had a wife who would try so hard to be supportive would definitely make me happy and help give me the strength and optimism to succeed.