leadership
24 May 2010
Listening Deeply: A Subtle Art for Leadership Success
I’ve been thinking a lot about listening as a critical leadership skill. The best leaders I’ve known have been great listeners.
02 Mar 2010
The Opportunity for Leadership in Challenging Times
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.
23 Nov 2009
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.
20 Nov 2009
Bringing Community Media into the University: A Strategy for Developing Media Arts Programs
Community media work has always been hard to fund, and it’s only getting tougher with today’s economy. Meanwhile, universities are looking for creative ways to reach out to the communities that surround them and have the resources to do it. As a media artist/educator living in a university town, it occurred to me that I could design the kind of participatory, social change oriented media projects I’m passionate about in a way that meets the university’s needs. So I put these puzzle pieces together and over the past two years developed the Art of Regional Change (ARC) at the University of California Davis, 15 miles west of Sacramento.
11 Nov 2009
Status Update: Disconnecting…See You In A Few Days
Connecting with people has never been easier than it is today. Thanks to technology and social networking, we are literally able to get up-to-the-second updates about the comings and goings of hundreds of “friends” near and far. This is powerful and exciting. Yet it seems as visual arts administrators, we’ve got so much to do and so little time to do it that we are rarely able to meaningfully connect with each other. This summer, however, I had the chance to “disconnect” from status updates and text messages and connect with an impressive group of arts professionals at the 2009 NAMAC Leadership Institute for Visual Arts Organizations.
Next President Should Launch the Digital New Deal
Read how, from a media arts perspective, the country needs a national broadband initiative and a “Digital New Deal.”
Seize the Opportunity: Moving Towards A Multigenerational Leadership Model
Is there really an imminent leadership crisis, or do we need to just shift our perspective?
30 Jan 2008
Real-Life Publicity Tips from Real-Life Nonprofit Leaders
"A good press kit will go a long way, but a follow-up call to touch base and see if the editor has any questions will very likely move your press kit from the middle to the top of a stack of countless, similar others. It makes a huge difference, and it probably takes five minutes."
- Autumn Labbe-Renault, Director of Operations, Davis Community TV, Davis, California
- Autumn Labbe-Renault, Director of Operations, Davis Community TV, Davis, California
"Personal relationships are key for marketing and press. We meet with our main reporters regularly over lunch, we send them very detailed materials and always follow up with a thank-you card.
On Developing Our Leaders: From Professional Development to Intentional Learning
Are our organizations adequately supporting our individual growth and development? Learn new strategies for professional development.
A Working Partnership: 12 Principles for Executive Directors and Board Chairs
1. Know Yourself and Your Counterpart(ner).
With thanks to Socrates: Know yourself. And get to know your counterpart. Take the time to be intentional about how you work together as a leadership team. What are your respective strengths and weaknesses? What traits, learned preferences, and experiences have shaped each of you? How do you each contribute best to a group?
With thanks to Socrates: Know yourself. And get to know your counterpart. Take the time to be intentional about how you work together as a leadership team. What are your respective strengths and weaknesses? What traits, learned preferences, and experiences have shaped each of you? How do you each contribute best to a group?
