Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Why Are Executive So Keen On Breaking HR Rules?

Thu, May 5, 2016
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It seems as though hardly a year passes that doesn’t have one or more incidents that give HR professionals heartburn. The latest is a whale among the minnows in light of news that recently departed Lincoln Center (LC) president, Jed Bernstein, left as the result of what the organization described as a “[violation of] Lincoln

Workplace Satisfaction Among Opera Organizations

Wed, May 5, 2016
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As promised at the conclusion of yesterday’s post examining workplace satisfaction among symphony orchestra institutions, today’s installment will take a look at opera employers. #Winning #Again Although there wasn’t as large of an uptick in opera organizations as compared to their symphonic orchestra peers, the number of groups with at least one review within the

Checking In With The Movement To Improve Workplace Satisfaction

Tue, May 5, 2016
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That last time we examined the value of improving workplace satisfaction within the orchestra field via grassroots efforts, we saw some improvement. Six months later, it is time to see where things are related to your efforts on increasing the quantity and frequency of reviews from arts administrators and staffers about their respective institutions at GlassDoor.com.

Toronto Symphony Appears To Be Stuck In Former CEO’s Legal Splash Zone

Mon, May 5, 2016
Splash Zone
Toward the end of March, 2016 we examined the nasty PR mess the Toronto Symphony Orchestras (TSO) has been caught up in by way of the very public annulment legal battle between former president and CEO, Jeff Melanson, and his estranged wife, Eleanor McCain. Melanson, who departed his position after 16 months on the job, recently launched

Too Metal To Miss

Fri, Apr 4, 2016
Brutal
I know, we had a video post earlier in the week and doing two in the same week is decidedly outside the norm for Adaptistration but this one was too good not to blog about. First and foremost, it helps to frame the discussion by saying that I am a fan of good heavy metal
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