Comments for Butts In the Seats http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats Musings on Practical Solutions For Arts Management Wed, 02 May 2012 21:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on More Thoughts On Organizational Structures by Joe http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/2012/05/01/more-thoughts-on-organizational-structures/#comment-783 Joe Wed, 02 May 2012 21:44:12 +0000 http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/?p=4431#comment-783 Thanks for your comments Mike and Linda. I think it will be interesting to see if things move toward a more integrated structure as a norm rather than the exception. Maybe everything happening now will be the exception. In the best situations, it will force everyone to improve their skills and approaches to the side of the creative process they are weaker in or have ignored. Actually, I suppose in the best situations, people will acknowledge where they are deficient from the start and won't have to be forced. Thanks for your comments Mike and Linda. I think it will be interesting to see if things move toward a more integrated structure as a norm rather than the exception. Maybe everything happening now will be the exception.

In the best situations, it will force everyone to improve their skills and approaches to the side of the creative process they are weaker in or have ignored.

Actually, I suppose in the best situations, people will acknowledge where they are deficient from the start and won’t have to be forced.

]]> Comment on More Thoughts On Organizational Structures by Linda Essig http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/2012/05/01/more-thoughts-on-organizational-structures/#comment-781 Linda Essig Wed, 02 May 2012 16:48:07 +0000 http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/?p=4431#comment-781 Yes. And, no. There are examples of successful artist-run orgs (Elevator Repair Service is one example) as we well as ensembles that don't rely on the kind of specialization called for here. After all, the creation of unique artistic products in an arts organization is not analogous to the mass production of pins in Adam Smith's factory. On the other hand, creating organizational structures that can more flexibly form and un-form would be a boon to the arts and to collaborative projects more generally. Yes. And, no. There are examples of successful artist-run orgs (Elevator Repair Service is one example) as we well as ensembles that don’t rely on the kind of specialization called for here. After all, the creation of unique artistic products in an arts organization is not analogous to the mass production of pins in Adam Smith’s factory. On the other hand, creating organizational structures that can more flexibly form and un-form would be a boon to the arts and to collaborative projects more generally.

]]> Comment on More Thoughts On Organizational Structures by Mike Ketner http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/2012/05/01/more-thoughts-on-organizational-structures/#comment-780 Mike Ketner Wed, 02 May 2012 15:24:58 +0000 http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/?p=4431#comment-780 There is definitely a bit of a tightrope to walk when trying to be flexible with an administrator who has artistic goals. At what point does the flexibility end--when the artistic results no longer meet expectations because of the administrative work, or when the administrative tasks begin to suffer because of time spent on the art? And if that situation occurs, how does the organization as a whole deal with it? I'm not necessarily looking for answers to those questions; instead, I am just suggesting that those are issues that must be dealt with from the start so that the leadership isn't struggling to find answers while results on either end of the spectrum continue to suffer. The bottom line, in my opinion, is that it takes a special kind of leader to deal with the employee who wants to contribute to the organization in both areas. Thanks for addressing this topic... There is definitely a bit of a tightrope to walk when trying to be flexible with an administrator who has artistic goals. At what point does the flexibility end–when the artistic results no longer meet expectations because of the administrative work, or when the administrative tasks begin to suffer because of time spent on the art? And if that situation occurs, how does the organization as a whole deal with it?

I’m not necessarily looking for answers to those questions; instead, I am just suggesting that those are issues that must be dealt with from the start so that the leadership isn’t struggling to find answers while results on either end of the spectrum continue to suffer. The bottom line, in my opinion, is that it takes a special kind of leader to deal with the employee who wants to contribute to the organization in both areas.

Thanks for addressing this topic…

]]> Comment on Honor Your Ancestors Today by Joe Patti http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/2012/04/04/honor-your-ancestors-today/#comment-734 Joe Patti Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:05:38 +0000 http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/?p=4350#comment-734 Mom, You may feel old, but you aren't dead yet. Mom, You may feel old, but you aren’t dead yet.

]]> Comment on Honor Your Ancestors Today by Mom http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/2012/04/04/honor-your-ancestors-today/#comment-733 Mom Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:07:34 +0000 http://www.insidethearts.com/buttsintheseats/?p=4350#comment-733 ...and the way in which YOU honored YOUR ancestor on this day, was...?...:)) …and the way in which YOU honored YOUR ancestor on this day, was…?…:))

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