2015 – Page 11 – Adaptistration

Following Up On The Movement To Improve Workplace Satisfaction

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 by Drew McManus

Several weeks ago, we examined the value of improving workplace satisfaction within the orchestra field via grassroots efforts; specifically, increasing the quantity and frequency of reviews from arts administrators and staffers about their respective institutions at GlassDoor.com. Since then there has been a noticeable increase in reviews with 10 new entries at seven orchestras. Of those, four reviews were for groups that only had reviews from 2014 or older so the …

The Oft Overlooked Value Of Grass Roots Outreach

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 by Drew McManus

More often than not, whenever we talk about outreach and making connections with our community, those conversations unfold in a very top-down prescribed manner, not unlike a list of boxes to tick off on a grant application. Although there are plenty of good conversations to have within those parameters, they tend shortchange meaningful grassroots efforts and we end up missing out on making sincere long-term connections. Case in point, Holly Mulcahy …

Making Sure You Don’t Forget What You Know About Peer Review

Friday, June 29th, 2018Monday, October 19th, 2015 by Drew McManus

There’s a fascinating article by Peter Dobrin in the 10/18/2015 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer that casts a frank eye toward the orchestra’s current state of strategic limbo. There are a number of thoughtful items but one in particular jumped out; specifically, the issue of what the orchestra does with musicians that no longer play at the level of necessary artistic excellence. I’d have a little more sympathy for the players’ …

Box Office Tip: Don’t Send Your Ticket Buyers To Hell

Friday, October 16th, 2015 by Drew McManus

Lisa Hirsch touched on one of my favorite pet-peeves via a post from 10/12/15 at the Iron Tongue of Midnight wherein she laments a recent online ticket buying experience that she dubbed “ticket buying hell.” It covers the usual vexations but one intriguing suggestion she offers is making sure board members endure process in order to experience what the public goes through when purchasing tickets. As someone who works on both …

Let’s Talk About The Unionized Environment Within The Orchestra Field

Monday, September 17th, 2018Thursday, October 15th, 2015 by Drew McManus

On 10/3/15, I had the pleasure to return as a guest on Doing What Works with Maureen Anderson, a weekly radio talk show that originates from WZFG AM 1100 and runs on Sundays from 10 to midnight Central on the Radio America network, to talk about the unique unionized environment within the orchestra field. If you’ve ever been interested in a solid overview of how that structure has evolved, how unionized …