Comments on: Does Your Arts Organization Have a Linchpin?

By: Dean Buscher

Dean Buscher — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:16 +0000

Yes true small organizations the role is played by the same person and this works if the organization is small enough where that person is in almost a daily contact with their artists and staff – once that stops happening (ie the organization has grown too big) you kind of need one person in each role me thinks…..

By: John McLachlan

John McLachlan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:34:18 +0000

Dean, you are sure right about how hard it is for most organizations to transition. I’ve often thought that the “Executive Director” of many organizations also needs to be a bit of an “artistic” director in a different way, but often they aren’t.

By: Dean Buscher

Dean Buscher — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:29:06 +0000

yes a linchpin or an artistic director – as most arts organizations live or die with the vision and leadership skills of this person and hence transitioning leadership can be very hard as the identity of arts organizations can be bound up with the founder or director, in my experience……

By: John McLachlan

John McLachlan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:25:16 +0000

But what would we do without cogs? ha ha. Harriet, you have been a stealth linchpin. I know, I worked with you.

By: harrietglynn

harrietglynn — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:13:58 +0000

I’ve always been an excellent cog. Time to be a linchpin!