2014 – Page 43 – Adaptistration

Ignorance Is Bliss (not to mention value added)

Thursday, March 6th, 2014 by Drew McManus

My blogging colleague, Joe Patti, posted an intriguing article on 3/4/2014 about his surprise over the job description for the Ohio Arts Council’s (OAC) deputy director opening; in particular, he was taken aback by the lack of arts-centric requirements. At the same time, Patti defines his working relationship with OAC as top notch and acknowledged being comfortable with the idea that if the existing employees were cultivated using similar job descriptions …

And We Would Have Gotten Away With It Too, If It Weren’t For You Meddling Patrons

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Regular readers know that the extended concert experience is a frequent topic here at Adaptistration but rarely does the topic intersect collective bargaining agreement negotiations. As it turns out, we were treated to one of those unusual occurrences last week from Bloomberg’s Manuela Hoelterhoff who delivered a journalistic spanking to the Metropolitan Opera (The Met) in her 2/27/2014 article about the organization’s underwhelming patron comforts. Hoelterhoff covers common patron complaints including …

Would You Post Ticket Fees At The Start Of The Buying Process?

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 by Drew McManus

A big H/T to Thomas Cott for pointing out an article by Harriet Meyer in the 1/30/2014 edition of The Guardian that I would have otherwise missed about UK ticket agencies agreeing, albeit after a great deal of pressure, to show the related fee structure at the onset of the ticket buying process. According to the article, UK based consumer advocate group Which? wants the process to go another step by …

No Decision On Henson

Monday, March 3rd, 2014 by Drew McManus

It is difficult to imagine a clearer sign that the dysfunction within the Minnesota Orchestra Association’s (MOA) board is far from over and the reported divisiveness, not to mention resulting inaction, over whether or not to retain President and CEO Michael Henson is about as dire of an omen one could imagine at this point. Simply put, if the MOA were a publicly traded company, we would see finance talking heads …

Time To Man Up

Friday, February 28th, 2014 by Drew McManus

We’re going to continue taking a cue from public radio with another variation on their more successful pledge drive themes, as defined by June Thomas’ excellent 2009 article in Slate Magazine on the topic of public radio pledge drives, to help promote the Orchestra 990 Database Project’s Kickstarter campaign. Today’s Appeal Is About Gallantry: Time To Man Up If the recent round of post economic downturn labor disputes have taught us anything, it is …