Canterbury Museum senior management 'authoritarian and controlling', report and ex-workers believe

Canterbury Museum senior management 'authoritarian and controlling', report and ex-workers believe
11 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The long-serving director of Canterbury Museum is facing widespread staff discontent after an independent report found the institution's leadership to be "authoritarian", "micro-managing", and "controlled by the director".
The leadership style of director Anthony Wright
and senior management was labelled "old style" and "very paternalistic" in a 2019 workplace report, leaked to the Herald.
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The findings are supported by a number of former employees, spoken to by the Herald, who question Wright's leadership style.
However, the chairman of the Canterbury Museum Trust Board yesterday said Wright is an "outstanding" director who has given 25 years of 'exemplary service" to the museum and has the board's full support.

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