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The Gig Economy Gets A Taste Of Regulatory Oversight

Wed, Aug 8, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration Guy Chasing The Money
Back in May, we pointed out an article that was examining the business practices of Sofar Sounds, a presenter of non-classical music events in small venues. In a nutshell, the company’s business model has come under scrutiny of the New York State Department of Labor, who confirmed an investigation into Sofar Sounds is in motion.
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Casting An Eye Toward Fall

Tue, Aug 8, 2019
by Drew McManus
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A bit of a housekeeping post today. It’s hard to imagine the end of summer is much closer than the start so to that end, I took a step back to see what was in store and there are some nice topics on the horizon. I’ve had a very good exchange with the LA Opera
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Even The Corporate Sector Is Acknowledging The Role Of WorkPlace Satisfaction

Mon, Aug 8, 2019
by Drew McManus
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Just a quick pointer today to an article in the 8/19/2019 edition of the Washington Post written by Kena McGregor that reports on changing attitudes among top for-profit CEOs toward the singular goal of shareholder profit. You don’t need very much experience in this field to know that nonprofit arts and culture boards have been
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Domingo’s Response To #MeToo Allegations Continues To Raise Eyebrows

Fri, Aug 8, 2019
by Drew McManus
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The 8/14/2019 edition of the LA Times published an article by Catherine Womack that examines a cross section of concern in response to Plácido Domingo’s public statement in the wake of several #MeToo allegations. This is the same public statement we examined earlier this week that I described as “lead[ing] with a softly worded denial
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Which Conferences Do You Attend?

Thu, Aug 8, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 176
Ceci Dadisman presents at a lot of conferences. Seriously. A lot. There’s nearly 30 listed on her scheudle for this season and it must have got her thinking because she posted an article at ArtsHacker asking readers to list their favorite (arts and non-arts specific) conferences they find useful as arts administrators. To that end,
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