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An Ounce Of HR Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure, Part 1

Mon, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
For the past two decades, I’ve written about how the lack of adequate Human Resources (HR) practices has hobbled the internal culture inside professional orchestras. As a result, workplace satisfaction, the one thing nonprofit organizations supposedly offer to offset competitive pay, is so bad it continues to be one of the few third-rail topic neither
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Employers Behaving Badly

Fri, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Just a short, but poignant, rant to round out the week. Recently, I hired a new contract worker and after their first onboard meeting with one of the software engineers they reached out in Slack with the following query: “I wanted to ask if meetings should also be recorded on my timesheet.” I get it.
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Getting Back Into The Conference Swing

Thu, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
It’s been so long since I’ve had a conference appearance on the schedule, I complete forgot to promote it with my usual schedule. But better late than never so if you’re planning on attending the Ohio Museums Association annual conference in Cincinnati, OH be sure to add Click.Click.Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills session I’m
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In All But A Few Circumstances, I’ll Take A Solid Skills/Certifications List Over A Degree

Wed, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
When it comes to job requirements, I find degrees have less value than they did a decade ago. Certainly, some positions the demand specific degrees but they don’t comprise the majority of openings. Instead, placing higher value on demonstrated skill sets and platform certifications are where you’ll find job candidate gold. Joe Patti beat me
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The Art Of The Pitch

Tue, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
In April 2021, I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker for Dr. Michael W. Millar’s Nonprofit Music course at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). As a required course for Cal Poly Pomona’s music industry majors, the students cover a broad range of topics and my session focused on one of
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