Workplace Satisfaction
Vulnerability Is The New Black
Wed, Jun 6, 2022
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti published a great article yesterday that serves up a good helping of grounded wisdom in the form of reviewing the fundamental difference between promotion and marketing. “…a [promotional] message of ‘come see this show’ is different from ‘this is a place that provides an opportunity to share experiences with family and friends.’ The
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
How Do We Prevent The Great Resignation From Becoming An Extinction Event For The Arts?
Mon, Feb 2, 2022
by Drew McManus
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
Workplace Mental Health: Vulnerability And Compassion Are The New Black
Thu, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
Over the course of the pandemic, several orchestras have been developing programs that focus on mental health of patrons. That’s a very good thing but it never hurts to remember that we need to keep an eye on one another behind the scenes. All stakeholders are feeling an enormous amount of pressure which manifests in
An Ounce Of HR Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure, Part 2