Commentary

In All But A Few Circumstances, I’ll Take A Solid Skills/Certifications List Over A Degree

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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 to the punch on this topic by a full day with a post that wonders if …

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The Value Of Conference Tables

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Although I’ve been attending and speaking at conferences for two decades, I have never purchased a table or booth. Instead, I opt for purchasing sponsorships and making it easy for attendees to connect one on one so we can talk shop and/or business. I’ve been to a wide range of conventions from an even larger range of service organizations but one thing I find fascinating is the way an organziaiton approaches …

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Do We Need To Be Worried About The Future Of Russian Artists?

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As a Gen-Xer I grew up at the height of the cold war and recall the fall of the Soviet Union. I remember the inability for musicians to travel in and out of USSR and Soviet Bloc countries. I also remember the flood of musicians into the US after the fall of the Soviet union. Entire generations of musicians were lost to the Iron Curtain and I’m growing increasingly concerned that …

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#TBT Remembering The Value Of Cultural Diplomacy

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While it should come as no surprise to see the global response to arts and culture organization breaking ties with conductor Valery Gergiev and soprano Anna Netrebko, the announcement from The Metropolitan Opera that they “can no longer engage with artists or institutions that support Putin or are supported by him” invites the question of how they will go about making that determination. When it comes to artists like Gergiev, quantifying …

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How Do We Prevent The Great Resignation From Becoming An Extinction Event For The Arts?

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Workplace culture and job satisfaction have been regular topics here at Adaptistration for nearly two decades and while change moves at a glacial pace, I am seeing more positive change over the past three years than the decade prior. Case in point, Tom O’Connor recently posted something at LinkedIn on that topic that comes across as a combination of processional statement and call to action (emphasis added). So much content about …

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