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The Fun Side of Due Diligence

Tue, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 175
Yesterday’s article about Gender Bias Across The Arts & Culture Sector has inspired some intriguing conversations. One that caught my attention is the suggestion that all principal musician overscale should be fixed via something like the collective bargaining agreement. This is not an uncommon perspective, it even showed up (more or less) in a Slate
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Gender Bias Across The Arts & Culture Sector

Mon, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 190
Over the weekend, National Public Radio (NPR) published a segment on unconscious bias within the larger nonprofit (and commercial) art and culture sector. It’s only three minutes long and you’ll be glad you took the time to give it a listen. Not only does the piece demonstrate how much progress is needed before we reach
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One Word. So Many Feelings.

Fri, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 048
It’s Friday, we’re only halfway through the season, and most of could use this precise laugh right about now: Beethoven. — Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) January 23, 2020
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#TBT Stingy Event Details

Thu, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 192
Back in 2013 we examined the trend of orchestras to include scant information about an event on the corresponding single event pages at their website. Since then, not much has changed. Spend a little bit of time going through orchestra websites and odds are, you’ll find very little information about the works listeners can expect
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Workplace Culture Jargon That Needs A Timeout

Wed, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
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A snarky tweet from @OrchestraSay the other day got me thinking about workplace leadership jargon that can use a timeout. When the executive director says "My door is always open." They really mean: 1. This sounds like something a friendly person says2. This counts as trying to care3. You are all witnesses to me being
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