It seems that last week’s article about whether or not the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) is still competitive with attracting and retaining top talent among its peer group caught the attention of Dixon, Adaptistration’s Editorial Cartoonist. Like any good cartoonist, the article’s bar chart illustrating the POAs change in rank was what he focused on and it inspired him to put together today’s editorial cartoon; A Poignant Power Point Presentation In Philly.
One item we missed last week was an article about growing tensions in the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) collective bargaining negotiations. Written by Peter…
The 11/21/15 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin that paints a dreary picture for the Philadelphia Orchestra Association's (POA)…
Nice to know something’s working somewhere! The LO situation just got worse, as unlikely as that may seem. Wasn’t the CSO reporting a small deficit this year?
Yes, but some of it was due to Muti’s illness etc. and the amount itself was nothing to worry about (in fact, it was less than the prize money Muti recently won in Europe).
I knew it was a modest deficit, and obviously the fiscal year isn’t over yet so it’s still easily recoverable. I was just a little surprised as the CSO had been doing well in general, right?
they’ve been doing a terrific job, especially in light of the financial obligations the current leadership inherited. In an interesting juxtaposition, it isn’t much different than the claims from Detroit where their leadership claimed that the precarious financial conditions were the result of a course of action set in stone by previous leaders. But the difference for Chicago is they have been able to not only manage that debt but prevent it from inhibiting the organization’s growth and peer standing.
The Philadelphia Orchestra could take lesson from Oliver Lyttelton, “In business, a reputation for keeping absolutely to the letter and spirit of an agreement, even when it is unfavorable, is the most precious of assets, although it is not entered in the balance sheet.”
Incidentally, Boston has just ratified a 3-year deal giving them raises in all three years.
They sure did and that topic is on deck as tomorrow’s post.
Nice to know something’s working somewhere! The LO situation just got worse, as unlikely as that may seem. Wasn’t the CSO reporting a small deficit this year?
Yes, but some of it was due to Muti’s illness etc. and the amount itself was nothing to worry about (in fact, it was less than the prize money Muti recently won in Europe).
I knew it was a modest deficit, and obviously the fiscal year isn’t over yet so it’s still easily recoverable. I was just a little surprised as the CSO had been doing well in general, right?
they’ve been doing a terrific job, especially in light of the financial obligations the current leadership inherited. In an interesting juxtaposition, it isn’t much different than the claims from Detroit where their leadership claimed that the precarious financial conditions were the result of a course of action set in stone by previous leaders. But the difference for Chicago is they have been able to not only manage that debt but prevent it from inhibiting the organization’s growth and peer standing.
The Philadelphia Orchestra could take lesson from Oliver Lyttelton, “In business, a reputation for keeping absolutely to the letter and spirit of an agreement, even when it is unfavorable, is the most precious of assets, although it is not entered in the balance sheet.”