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Thinking About Dynamic Consequences

Tue, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
About a year ago, I wrote a post about the trend of stuffing an increasing amount of duties and responsibilities into single positions. Spoiler: expectations, job advancement, job satisfaction, wages and benefits, and responsibilities are combining to create a particularly caustic work environment that burns out too many good managers. Since then, COVID-19 staff cuts
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Retrenchment

Fri, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
There’s an intriguing blog post by Jacob Harold published on 7/15/2020 at blog.candid.org where he examines potential scenarios that could drive nonprofits to close over the course of the pandemic. While I’m still getting through all of the methodology, there’s no denying that we’ll see some retrenchment in the arts and culture sector. It happens
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Food For Thought: Post-COVID Curtain Speeches

Tue, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
I want to toss out a short academic exercise in the form of thinking about how the ubiquitous curtain speech will fit into post-COVID concerts. Even before the shutdowns, curtain speeches were pushing the envelope of ticket buyer patience and starting to have a negative impact on the overall concert experience. At the same time,
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Some Early Thoughts On Indianapolis

Thu, Jun 6, 2020
by Drew McManus
Originally, the plan for today’s post was to take a closer look at the growing labor dispute brewing at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO). On Monday, the ISO musicians issued a press statement that asserted the employer informed them they will not only extend the existing furlough but cut off health insurance. I reached out
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Examining Recession Era Compensation Trends

Mon, Jun 6, 2020
by Drew McManus
The 2020 Orchestra compensation reports are coming out next week so between now and then, it’s worth taking a quick look at how past recessions have impacted compensation. Simply put, there are no shortage of lessons to learn. When taking a look at the most recent long-term averages for executives, music director, and concertmaster compensation
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