I’m leaving for some business in Milwaukee and Chicago this weekend so no new post today, but take the time to return to some of the posts from Adaptistration’s first two years. One of my favorites is Box Seats And Chicken Strips archives . There are 702 articles so far, not including the array of material in the Resources section to your right, such as the Essays on Orchestra Governance . Enjoy, and I’ll be back at the beginning of next week.
About Drew McManus "I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired." Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house.consulting and technology provider work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why.blog about the orchestra business, provide a platform for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon about orchestra life, hack the arts, and love a good coffee drink.
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