What to Say when You’re Asked to Work for Free (downloadable pdf) by Rhonda Abrams for The Star. Practical tips for how to respond to unpaid and low-paid work offers. Preview: I can’t pay you, but you’ll get great exposure What exactly… Read more ›
Creators Too Like to be Paid for Their Work by Sarah Howes for the Copyright Alliance: An opinion piece on the importance of payment over “exposure.” Preview: In a marketplace where creativity is undervalued, creators desperately need the power to say… Read more ›
Most People Have No Idea Whether They’re Paid Fairly (downloadable pdf) by Dave Smith for Harvard Business Review. An analysis of compensation trends and how they are understood by employees. Preview: PayScale, the compensation software company where I work, surveyed 71,000… Read more ›
Negotiation Tips: (downloadable pdf) by Madelyn Mahon for MPR News. Simple tips (geared toward women, but applicable for all) to consider when entering into compensation negotiations. Preview: 1. When you go in to a boss to negotiate, it can be helpful to… Read more ›
Morality Discussion: (downloadable pdf) created for PAHRTS. If an organizational budget is a moral document, what does your pay scale say about how you value people? Preview: What if you thought of your budget and staff structure as a moral document?… Read more ›
Classification Scenario (downloadable pdf) by Ashley Hanson and Pogi Sumangil for PAHRTS. Scenarios based on survey comments from our community. Preview: Discuss the following scenarios: Non-Management Perspective You are a freelance theater artist in the Twin Cities. To help pay your bills,… Read more ›
Don’t Make These 8 Mistakes When Negotiating Salary (downloadable pdf) by Alison Green: The popular author of askamanager.org made a quick list for your reference courtesy of US News & World Report (external link). Preview: Avoid these eight mistakes and you’ll be significantly… Read more ›
How to Overcome a Fear of Negotiating and Get a Bigger Paycheck (downloadable pdf) by Jennifer C. Berkshire: Discussion of the impacts of not negotiating as well as simple steps to prepare you for your next opportunity to negotiate. From the Chronicle… Read more ›
Employee Orientation Guide (downloadable pdf) by Joan Garry Consulting: A schedule of pre-orientation preparation and a sample day of agenda. From Joan Garry Consulting (external link). Preview: If your staff directory is not painfully out of date, you’re not “cold”. If you do a… Read more ›
TCG Recruitment Solutions (downloadable pdf). A valuable list of language samples, questions, and resources for ensuring diversity in hiring practices. From the Theatre Communications Group’s Diversity & Inclusion Institute (external link). Preview: