leadership

Burning Out? Take A Break and Watch this Webinar with Dewey Schott!

Increasing Leadership Resilience, Minimizing Burnout

A Conversation Led by Dewey Schott

As passionate leaders working in under-resourced organizations facing myriad demands on our time and energy, the risk of burning out is high.  In this webinar, Leadership Coach Dewey Schott guides you step-by-step through identifying the pressures impinging on your work-life balance, and offers specifc models to help relieve those pressures and regain optimum energy and leadership potential.

Watch the conversation here! And as an additional resource, download the slides here.  

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NAMAC releases 2011 Regional Report: Media Arts Organizations in the Evolving Digital Landscape

In 2010 and 2011, NAMAC set out to better understand the challenges, opportunities and emerging strategies for independent media arts organizations in the digital era. Through four regional gatherings, a total of 64 media arts leaders in Boston, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area and Texas shared their experiences. Following the gatherings, NAMAC commissioned a series of eight case studies to learn more. This Report from the Field synthesizes key findings from all four convenings and incorporates rich illustrations gleaned from the case studies.

Introducing the 2011 Leadership Institute for Visual Arts Organizations cohort

NAMAC's Leadership Institute logo
NAMAC is pleased to announce the participants in our third Leadership Institute for Visual Arts Organizations.

Meet the Leading Creatively panelists

Author: 
Dewey Schott

Leading Creatively panelists
Meet our eight panelists who will be participating in NAMAC's Leading Creatively Blog Salon, happening December 13-17, 2010. We've assembled a thoughtful team of leaders, consultants, educators, and practitioners for this week-long discussion of current issues in leadership in the arts.

Looking Back: The Jewish High Holidays and Arts Organizations

Author: 
Daniel Linver

I have been thinking about my time at NAMAC and in a larger way, about how this practice of looking back can be helpful in my future work as an arts professional.

Leadership Institute 2010 Another Success

Author: 
Dewey Schott

Seventeen leaders from thirteen member organizations met for five days this August in rural Oregon to develop their leadership capacities and establish deep peer connections.

Listening Deeply: A Subtle Art for Leadership Success

Author: 
Tiffany Nicole Fletcher

I’ve been thinking a lot about listening as a critical leadership skill. The best leaders I’ve known have been great listeners.

The Opportunity for Leadership in Challenging Times

Author: 
Tiffany Nicole Fletcher

In a survey released earlier this year, the Conference Board discovered that job satisfaction among workers in the United States is at its lowest level in two decades.

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE NAMAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NAMAC is now recruiting candidates to run for positions on its Board of Directors. Nominations are due to the NAMAC office by 5pm. Candidates must submit a short paragraph (100 words or less). The statement should include biographical information and a compelling argument for electing the candidate to the board.


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