Leader as Curator

Now usually, I am the last person to want to add another 'way of being a leader' to the already existing (and crowded) pantheon. But listening to a program on the role of the curator at a museum, I thought it worth pondering.

The Tate describes the role of the curator as "to acquire, care for and develop a collection".

The Art Gallery of South Australia tells us,

"The word ‘curator’ originates from the Latin cura, which means to care. Curators are employed to take care of collections. Some curators however don’t have collections to care for; instead, they work with artists and ideas to make exhibitions. ...

Cura is also related to the word ‘curiosity’ and curators also have a responsibility to their curious audiences. Curators spend time researching works of art and reinterpreting these works for their audiences.

Today, curators, along with artists, are storytellers in their own right. Curators make decisions about which works of art should be displayed and how they should be seen. They also decide on the themes and ideas to be experienced by the audience."

Can you, in your leadership role, see yourself as a curator where each of your team is an exquisite work of art, with its own brilliance and meaning, that you bring together to fulfil the purpose of your work? Are you taking care of and working with the artists and creations to satisfy the curiosity of your customers?

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