Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

How Vs. Why

Mon, Nov 11, 2004
How important is process an organization uses to achieve a goal? I’ve been putting some extra thought into this question lately because an increasing number of nonprofit organizations have been doing one of two things: improving the internal relationship between constituents via an inclusive shared process or damaging those relationships with a faulty process.

Interlochen’s Thanksgiving Week Massacre

Sun, Nov 11, 2004
There’s an article in the Traverse City Record Eagle by Tom Carr today that reports that the Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) has undertaken a “Thanksgiving week massacre” and: ” mailed pink slips to 37 summer camp instructors, some of whom taught there for decades.” When asked why they decided to terminate so many

Video Game Outreach

Fri, Nov 11, 2004
At Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, one of our guests brought an unusual party game with them.  It’s a video game for a PlayStation 2 called Taiko Drum Master (fortunately our guest also brought the PlayStation 2 console with them).  I have to say that the game was immensely entertaining to watch and could be very challenging to

Giving Thanks

Thu, Nov 11, 2004
I received this email yesterday and think it’s the perfect blog for today: Dear Mr. McManus, I discovered your blog four months ago and have enjoyed following many of the articles, it has been most interesting to see the progress of various stories over that time.  What is troubling is the frequency of so many

Why Albuquerque Is Just As Important As Chicago

Wed, Nov 11, 2004
In a brief entry yesterday, I objected to how some journalists focus on all but the smallest percentage of large budget orchestras when referring to the orchestra industry as a whole.  It’s simply not representative of this business nor is it appropriate as the vast majority of people across the country are exposed to live
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