Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Poll: Does [BLANK] Hurt Or Help A Conductor’s Career?

Wed, Aug 8, 2016
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Being a conductor is a funny business; prestige and presenting an aura of authority and success are very much part of the overall package for success. If you want to start a conversation fire when you’re with a group of orchestra stakeholders, ask them if they think a conductor with an adjunct or tenure track

Let’s Talk About Ethics & Compliance

Tue, Aug 8, 2016
ArtsHacker.com
If your organization is about to embark on updating board governance materials, be sure to take a long look at your existing ethics and compliance programs. If you don’t have much along those lines, fear not, there are some excellent resources at your fingertips to help understand how your organization can reduce risk and improve

Survey: How Did Changing Jobs Work Out For You?

Mon, Aug 8, 2016
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It is no secret that attrition and job turnover has plagued this field for decades. There are a host of reasons why that’s the case, but this article isn’t about that topic; instead, let’s learn more about what influenced the decision to change jobs and how satisfied they are with the change. Please note, this

Can You Make A Plug-and-Play Artistic Programming Tool That Reliably Predicts Revenue?

Fri, Aug 8, 2016
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There’s a fascinating article at The Economist titled How to make a hit Broadway show (h/t Thomas Cott) that invites readers to see if they can use an interactive tool to create a Broadway show that generates more revenue than Hamilton. It provides control over the type, origin, and genre of the show along with

Schedule Fusion Is Here!

Thu, Aug 8, 2016
Sophisticated Conflict Checking
I am enormously pleased to announce the official launch of Schedule Fusion, a resource management web app designed to help business avoid conflicts and maximize resources. Features Among our goals was to make resource management extraordinarily intuitive, simple, and effective. To that end, Schedule Fusion’s features can be divided into two primary areas: Resource administration:
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