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The line(s) between board and staff
Some nonprofit boards rubber stamp, others micromanage. How do you find the sweet spot in between?
Sep 9
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E. Andrew Taylor
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What if you're getting better at the wrong thing?
"The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become." – Russell Ackoff
Aug 5
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Arts management as practice
Management isn't a theory, it's an evolving repertory of embodied expertise.
Jul 15
Minimum viable everything
Getting better as an arts organization doesn't always (or even often) mean getting bigger.
Jul 1
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The rise and stall of the nonprofit arts
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Jun 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Is your workplace a pyramid or a wheel?
Johan Galtung defined two structures for collective action: thin-and-big (the pyramid) or thick-and-small (the wheel). Which describes your workplace?
Jun 10
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The relentless rise of pseudo-productivity
Visible activity and physical exhaustion are not useful measures of valuable work.
May 13
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Outsourcing expertise
Sometimes, it's smart to hire outsiders. Sometimes, it's not.
Apr 22
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E. Andrew Taylor
Minimum viable process
As a nonprofit arts organization, your business systems need to be as simple as possible…but not simpler.
Apr 15
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Do what you say you will do
Commitments are easier made than met. So do the math.
Apr 8
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Mission calisthenics
It's time to strengthen your nonprofit's readiness as well as your resolve.
Mar 18
Why boards get bored
How can the work of a nonprofit board be complex, consequential, and tedious all at the same time?
Mar 11
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