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July 17, 2024
Conference 2024: Leaders Building Leaders
This session illustrated the shift in human resources theory and practice from merely "attract and retain" to "attract, develop, and retain."
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September 22, 2022
Leadership from the Middle
A 60-minute webinar offering strategies that enable “middles” to draw upon their unique roles to attain individual empowerment and channel it to help their organizations achieve their greatest results.
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July 20, 2022
Handling Burnout and Improving Mental Health in Your Organization
Webinar recording; registration required.
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February 25, 2021
Mental Health & Wellness: A Conversation
Mental health and wellness are extremely important yet frequently overlooked and stigmatized. In a 90-minute panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Wagner, a trainer and program specialist at Healthy Minds Innovations (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison), we will open the dialogue to normalize conversations about mental health for those in the orchestra field and beyond.
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February 4, 2021
Talking About Mental Health
Administrators, musicians, and board members alike can help create a healthy future for everyone in our field by learning more about the often stigmatized subject. In this podcast series, called LooseLeaf Notebook, the composer Julia Adolphe shares her personal experience with generalized anxiety disorder and her journey towards mental health, while engaging other guests in the discussion.
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July 27, 2022
Conference 2022: The Great Upgrade: Why Workforce Retention and Development Matters More Than Ever
A staggering number of people have changed jobs during the pandemic, and orchestras are not immune to the steep workforce hiring and retention challenges other sectors face. In this 2022 National Conference session, we explore how individuals are pursuing a personalized approach to the workplace and how orchestras can tap into new strategies to create a more engaging employee experience.
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February 20, 2019
Recruiting & Interviewing – Hiring the Right Talent to Move the Mission Forward
Integrity, intelligence, ambition, and energy. You want all that and more in your next hire. The stakes are high, as the process of identifying and selecting top talent is critical to your organization's success.
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January 19, 2019
Why Culture Matters to Mission
We’ve all heard the saying “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Well this isn’t just a saying. Culture – effective culture – is an essential ingredient for the successful, impactful organization. Attend this session to learn the five universal truths of organizational culture and why it really matters to your mission.
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January 19, 2019
The Challenges of Managing People
Challenges in the workplace are unavoidable, but the way they're handled by supervisors is critical to organizational health. This session teaches new and emerging leaders to cultivate the skills necessary to manage people effectively.