Governance
The Very Worst Of Modern Executive Culture
Mon, Oct 10, 2013
by Drew McManus
If it seems like there hasn’t been much news in the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) labor dispute, you aren’t imagining things. However, there was a kerfuffle earlier in the month over revelations that the organization paid President and CEO Michael Henson huge bonuses at the same time the institution was gearing up for what would
What The MOA Can Learn From The Shutdown Debacle
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
by Drew McManus
Although the shutdown impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals in some of the worst ways possible, there’s one element that might be useful for helping bring about some positive movement in the entrenched Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) dispute. In particular, determining exactly how much money the MOA has on hand to continue operating during the
And Now For Something Completely Different
Wed, Oct 10, 2013
by Drew McManus
Just when you think the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) labor dispute couldn’t possibly throw another curve ball, you get hit upside the head. But this time around, it’s not such an unpleasant bonk on the noggin in that Minnesota Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, is planning to propose a bill that could convert the MOA to
NYCO Would Have Benefitted From The Walking Dead Triage Option
Thu, Oct 10, 2013
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s news about the impending liquidation of the New York City Opera (NYCO) isn’t much of a surprise to anyone who has followed the group over the past several years. If anything, it might be curious to some why the group decided to prolong and even intensify its suffering and extend the misery to the
NY City Opera’s New Model Sputters Before It Starts
Tue, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Hot on the heels of massive concessions won in spite of widespread and intense artist pushback, the New York City Opera (NYCO) is failing to achieve the sustainability it claimed would follow the controversial model that general manager and artistic director George Steel described as “paying people only for the work that they do.” Steel’s
