2017 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Introduction
Mon, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
As is the case with every annual orchestra compensation report, the most important element to keep in mind is these figures encompass the 2014/15 season and not the current season. Although it isn’t unusual to expect that the most recent figures available would cover the previous season, that’s not how things work thanks to these
Ending The Week On A High Note
Fri, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Not too long ago, you could accurately describe the Louisville Orchestra as beleaguered or embattled, but things are starting to look up in the wake of new three-year agreement. Full terms have yet to be released but base musician salary will increase five percent in the first year and three percent during years two and
Applying Onboarding Techniques To Boost Web Engagement
Thu, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Although we could have a long chat about employee oriented onboarding procedures, today’s post touches on how you can leverage some of those concepts to improve your web engagement. If this bit of jargon is new to you, onboarding is the procedures used to effectively integrate someone like new employee into an organization and/or familiarize
Yep, Compensation Reports Are Coming Next Week (Really)
Tue, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
I can say with a great deal of confidence that the 2017 orchestra compensation reports are (finally) coming out…wait…for…it…Monday 7/31 through Friday 8/4. Thanks to everyone for your patience, even the one reader who wrote in yesterday to ask with the subject line “where the [redacted] are the compensation reports!?!” (you know who you are).
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