HR
Looking For A Way To Chip Away At The Us vs. Them Walls?
Fri, May 5, 2022
by Drew McManus
The idea would have never occurred to me in a million years but if you’re looking for a legitimate initiative to help build positive connections between stakeholders, be sure to check out something the Wichita Symphony rolled out a few months ago. Spoiler: they designed an improv workshop. Attended by a cross section of a
#TBT There’s More Than Musician On Musician Bias Going On
Thu, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Since we’re on a week of HR related topics, I wanted to circle back to a point from Part 2 of the Van Magazine article review. Specifically, the notion that good HR isn’t something that can be pointed at one stakeholder group, it must be top-down throughout the entire organization. For example, the Van Magazine
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
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.
An Ounce Of HR Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure, Part 2