Reader Request: How Do Negotiations Work?
Wed, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
I’ve been combing through the 2015 reader surveys and one response to the question “Which topics you would like to see covered?” caught my attention; specifically, the reader wanted to know about how the bargaining process actually worked. The reader indicated a level of frustration with traditional media coverage in that it doesn’t describe what
Broadening The Perspective On Equal Pay For Equal Work
Tue, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
When we started examining the topic of equal pay for equal work as applied to substitute orchestra musicians, otherwise known as parity, we compared the parity rate at US and Canadian orchestras in an article from 2/26/2014. At that time, just over two thirds of Canadian symphonic orchestras maintained parity, which was twice the rate
Get To Know Your Millennials
Mon, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
I published an article today at ArtsHacker.com that examines an entirely useful infographic from badegeville.com about the marketing and employment habits of Millennials. It’s a wonderfully comprehensive infographic in that it doesn’t gloss over a few key points and instead, focuses on a broader data cross section. At the same time, the data is presented from the
Labor Unrest Continues To Impact Retention
Fri, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
There’s a fascinating article in the 1/22/2015 edition of ArtsATL.com by Mark Gresham featuring an interview with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) new Principal Bassoon, Keith Buncke. Prior to winning the CSO audition, Buncke served in the same position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and when asked about that organization’s recent lockout and history
Apparently A Lot Of People Want To KILL DE WABBIT!
Thu, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
On 1/16/2015, The New York Philharmonic (NYP) posted a video clip on their Facebook page of the Bugs Bunny At The Symphony II show to help promote their events on 5/15 and 5/16. Since then, it’s racked up more than 3 million views, nearly 25,000 likes, over 1,400 comments, and more than 66,000 shares. For
Three Big Mistakes To Avoid When Negotiating Overscale
Wed, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Part of my traditional consulting includes providing direct negotiation services and/or providing negotiation counsel and support for musicians, executives, music directors, and boards seeking to create or amend an individual work agreement. For musicians, these are colloquially known as overscale contracts and among those three stakeholders, it isn’t unusual to see a musician inadvertently limit
Talking Equal Pay For Equal Work And The MN Substitute Disparity With Robert Levine On SoundNotion.TV
Tue, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
On 1/19/2015, Robert Levine and I discussed the implications of the 2014 Minnesota Orchestra collective bargaining agreement (CBA) provision that established a substitute musician per service rate at 90% of their full-time colleagues. The equal pay for equal work oriented discussion was streamed live on SoundNotion.TV at 10:00am ET and moderated by SN’s David MacDonald
Time To Level Up Your Design Skills
Mon, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
ArtsHacker Ceci Dadisman posted an article on 1/16/2015 about how to take advantage of a great online service called Magic Mockups, which allows you create Smartphone, tablet, and laptop oriented mockups with your branding elements all without the need for Photoshop. It’s a great post and for those who do have Photoshop at their disposal,
Rise Of The Millennials
Fri, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Although I typically let a reader segmentation survey go a good fortnight before compiling data, the first day’s results were fascinating enough that it seemed worthwhile to share some of it today, one trend in particular worth noting is Millennial readers are on the rise and in a big way. Of the nearly 100 readers
Funding Rights And Accurate Program Costs And Bears. Oh My!