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Two measures of performance
It all comes down to how hard you tried and what difference you made
Mar 31
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Moving toward mastery
The jagged path from novice to expert
Mar 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Announcing ArtsManaged Compass
An AI-fueled arts management thinking partner built on three decades of teaching, research, and practice in the nonprofit arts
Mar 17
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Designing toward "desire lines"
Arts managers make and maintain paths for human movement. It's worth noticing where people wander off.
Mar 10
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Two sand traps of the 'red ink' business
Creative and connected work can depend on what's in your wallet.
Mar 3
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E. Andrew Taylor
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February 2026
Nonprofit arts adaptation
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Feb 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Seven indicators of strategy
How to know if you're crafting strategy or just drafting plans
Feb 17
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Learning how you learn
What do you do when you don't know?
Feb 10
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The two meanings of 'facility'
An arts facility isn't just a place, it's a process.
Feb 3
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E. Andrew Taylor
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January 2026
Vision, capacity, and capital
Organizational growth is never in one direction, but rather three directions at once.
Jan 27
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Sorting artists by social type
Clustering artists (and arts organizations) by their relationship to an "art world" can be both useful and terrible
Jan 20
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Strategic outsourcing: when and why to DIY
Outsourcing can improve focus, amplify expertise, and reduce costs. But don't give away the farm.
Jan 13
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E. Andrew Taylor
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