Monthly Archives: September 2016

ENCATC Teaser

Posted on September 29, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m presenting a paper next week at the European Network of Cultural Management Conference (ENCATC) entitled “Same or Different? The ‘Cultural Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Arts Entrepreneurship’ Constructs in European and US Higher Education.” Here’s a teaser: “Arts Entrepreneurship” is beginning to … Continue reading →

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Leadership Axioms from Jim Ed Norman

Posted on September 22, 2016 by lindaessig

What a treat! Our guest this week in “Leadership in the Creative and Cultural Industries” was Jim Ed Norman: musician, arranger, producer, former president of Warner Records Nashville and, after coming out of retirement three years ago, CEO of Curb … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Leadership

Posted on September 13, 2016 by lindaessig

I was talking recently about cultural leadership with a colleague, himself a cultural leader of tremendous insight and experience. He noted that people don’t really talk about the emotional challenges one faces as a leader and that few people (and … Continue reading →

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Uber, Gigs, Artists

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lindaessig

I heard a story on NPR this morning about a high school teacher in California who drives for Uber because the cost of living in his community is so high he can’t quite make ends meet on his teacher’s salary. … Continue reading →

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Beauty Helps

Posted on September 10, 2016 by lindaessig

My leadership class visited the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art last week and met with its director and chief curator, Sara Cochran. The focus of our discussion was on how leaders employ images and symbols to lead. One of the … Continue reading →

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Creative Sector Success is Like an Iceberg

Posted on September 6, 2016 by lindaessig

Mari Andrew is a writer and illustrator living in Washington DC who posts a picture a day on Instagram. I’m not a big Instagram user (although I do have an account: @lindainphoenix) so it was via a different social media … Continue reading →

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