August 2015 Tasks
The dog days of summer are upon us, and I’ve never been one to waste a opportunity to connect dogs—specifically my dog—to the worlds of business and art. Archie is a wonderful co-worker (except for the snoring), he believes strongly […]
Think Like an Entrepreneur
This post by Elaine Grogan Luttrull originally appeared as a guest post for the Evans Consulting Group. Can entrepreneurship be taught? Or is it an inherent set of traits found in some, but not others? I’d argue there […]
Bad Habits of Arts Organizations (Third in a Series)
If you’re new to this series, we’ve been exploring Bad Habits of Arts Organizations, which was originally inspired by an article in Inc. Magazine by Lolly Daskal: “8 Deadly Ways to Kill Employee Motivation.” What can we say? Some of […]
Thriving Creativity in Columbus
Artists must live in a large metropolitan area to be inspired and taken seriously, right? Not so much. A new ranking conducted by Smart Asset listed the top 10 cities in the U.S. for creative entrepreneurs, and the majority on […]
July 2015 Tasks
Have you heard? You got an extra second last week. Twitter, Buzz Feed, and John Oliver were on it. I technically missed mine, although I spent it delightfully this holiday weekend surrounded by friends and family. It may be […]
Major Life Changes
Major transitions in life – geographical moves, job changes, key life milestones, and even personnel changes – cause upheaval, if not outright anxiety. They come with tremendous amounts of uncertainty, and although we occasionally thrive in uncertain situations (adrenalin and […]
Because Nice (Still) Matters
I am the opposite of a hoarder. I purge clutter with reckless abandon, assuming most of it is garbage (recyclable garbage, but garbage nonetheless). And most of it is. But sometimes something sticks with me. I can’t entirely explain […]
It’s About Time!
It sounds like such a harsh title doesn’t it? We don’t mean it in terms of exasperated finality. We literally mean this post is about time. We have been talking and thinking about time quite a lot lately. We’ve […]
Bad Habits of Arts Organizations (Second in a Series)
In our first post in this three-part series, we talked about the first bad habit we see in arts organizations: The failure to connect expending limited resources to strategic mission. (Lolly Daskal’s article from Inc., “8 Deadly Ways to Kill […]
Online? Really?
Can you really learn online? What about all I’ve read about the massive failure of MOOCs? Will this be a waste of my money — even though it isn’t all that much? And if it were really good, wouldn’t you […]
