Leigh Ann's Thoughts on the 2009 Holiday

1. Describe your experiences working at Zeum during the Winter Holidays (one of the busiest times of the year!). If you have worked here for more than one Winter Holiday season, share any experiences from those years.

This past winter holiday season was a lot different that past holidays. This is my 3rd winter holidays and this was definitely the most busiest ever. I was surprised that it was this busy because of the recession, people losing their jobs and cut backs. This season went a lot smoother in terms of order, structure and support. Even though we had 400 plus people each day and 515 plus on the last days before school was crazy busy, it went smooth because we had managers, office staff, team leaders and ZeumMasters all working together and communicating effectively.

2. What did you enjoy and gain from the 2009 Winter Olympic Games? What suggestions and additions would you like to make for next year?

What I liked most about the winter olympics is that the games were really fun this year. We were more competitive this year than last and all the ZeumMasters and educators worked together and made everyone in their group feel like a team. For next year, my suggestions would be get the point system more clear because we were told different things by different people and to get ZeumMaster input on what games they want.

3. How will you apply your experiences from the morning team building exercises and the teamwork witnessed on the museum floor to the upcoming spring months?

I would apply the stuff that I learned with the team building to the the spring months by remembering what i learned and also the effective communicating and keep up those skills.