10 Agreements for a Happy and Well Functioning Team (downloadable pdf) by Vu Lee for Nonprofit with Balls. Some rules of the coworking game that could be implemented in nearly any work setting. Preview: Agreement 1, We will assume the best… Read more ›
2042 See Change: A video discussion from SphinxCon Detroit 2015: Empowering Ideas for Diversity in the Arts, featuring Tim Dang, East West Players, and respondents Teresa Eyring, TCG, and Gary Anderson, Plowshares Theatre Company. See also: the 51% Preparedness Plan.… Read more ›
Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch (downloadable pdf) by Shawn Parr for Fast Company. A quick read on the difference between strategy and culture, and why a strategy implemented without a supporting culture is doomed. Preview: Uncommon sense for a courageous and vibrant… Read more ›
Social Identity & Location Activity (downloadable pdf) from Art Equity. A DIY worksheet to help you map your own, your team’s, and your organization’s privilege and power. Preview:
Managing A Leadership Transition (downloadable pdf) from Executive Transitions. A check list of key interventions for transition consultants and interim Executive Directors. Preview: This checklist is meant as a guide for the strategies of Interim Executive Directors and Transition Consultants who are working with… Read more ›
Transition Committee Duties & Responsibilities (downloadable pdf) from Executive Transitions, provided by HR Council of Canada. Focused on executive-level employee turnover, this simple one-page document lays out all the considerations for a committee (or full Board, or individual, whatever you might… Read more ›
Bullying in the Arts: Vocation, Exploitation and Abuse of Power by Anne-Marie Quigg from OvercomeBullying.org. A downloadable pdf review of a book based on Quigg’s 10 year study of arts organizations in the United Kingdom. Preview: “The interesting aspect of the… Read more ›
Your Peers Speak on Management (downloadable pdf) compiled by Rachel Brown for PAHRTS. Hear it from your peers in the Twin Cities performing arts community: 100 anonymous responses to the questions: What is the most important thing you wish a person supervising you at a… Read more ›
A Managerial Laundry List (downloadable pdf) collectively created by Nicki Pretzer, Peter Heeringa, and Andi Cheney for PAHRTS. Starts with the basic “what is management anyway” and travels through coaching, feedback, and performance reviews. Preview: Management self assessment: What is a… Read more ›
Star Wars: Lessons for Management (downloadable jpg) from Cornerstone Discovering Your Potential, Learning Actively and Living Well. A fun (and large) infographic drawing lessons from Star Wars to influence how you think about management.