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e-Lectures

Art Administration Programs can be enhanced by inviting guest lecturers
from around the country to present video e-lectures on specific topics.

Below are various e-lectures that I currently have available or I can develop an

e-lecture on any topic that works for your program.

 

For the Colorado State LEAP Arts Administration Program I have presented several e-Lectures on various arts administration topics (each approximately 2 hours long). Each lecture was delivered online using BlueJean.

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"The Art of Facilitation" (spring 2016)

This lecture included small group activities so students could practice their leadership skills using real life situations...

  • Servant Leadership in arts organizations

  • The difference between managing and facilitating

  • Managing and facilitating the creative employee

  • Managers vs. Leaders in arts organizations

  • Leadership styles and what works for the creative employee

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"Accessing and Managing Emotional Intelligence for the Arts Leader" (fall 2016)

This lecture included opportunities for students to take pre and post self-assessment tests to determine the level of their Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

  • Definition of Emotional Intelligence in today's business world and in the arts

  • The difference between EQ and IQ and which is more important for success

  • The reason a high EQ is necessary to be an effective leader

  • EQ and it's effect on creativity in the arts

  • How to improve your EQ and what are the warning signs of a low EQ

  • How EQ affects the day-to-day management of an arts organization 

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"Developing and Sustaining a Positive Culture in Your Arts Organization"
(spring 2017)
This lecture included small group activities for students to practice their leadership skills in building a positive culture...

  • What is culture and why is it important for an arts organization

  • What does a positive and a negative culture look like in practice

  • How does an arts organization's mission affect the culture

  • The role of an arts leader in creating a positive culture

  • How to improve an arts organization's culture

  • How does culture affect stakeholders
     

"The Art of Decision Making or What do I Do Now! (spring 2017)
This lecture included an online post-lecture quiz so each student could identify their current abilities and shortcomings as a decision maker. It also included small group activities to practice decision making skills using real life scenarios...

  • What is decision making

  • Why does good decision making and leadership work hand in hand?

  • What are the four levels of knowledge

  • How to be an effective decision maker and what are the barriers

  • Decision making models to use in the arts

  • How to facilitate group decision making

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"Cultivating Donors in a Donor-Centric Arts Organization" (fall 2017)

This lecture was included various ways that arts organizations can cultivate and build relationships with individual donors. It was based on the Donor Lifecycle methodology developed by Sarah Clifton.Topics that were discussed included:

  • Why people give to arts organizations

  • Creating a donation worthy arts organzaniton

  • Establishing a Culture of Philanthropy in an arts organization

  • Using the Donor Lifecycle to categorize donors and develop fundraising strategies

  • Using personal and non-personal cultivation tools for various levels of giving

  • How to use your Case for Giving and Organization's Story in a fundraising campaign

  • Pros and cons of fundraising on the internet

  • Creating donor benefits and recognition opportunities to engage and retain donors

  • Understanding why donors lapse and how to reactivate them

 

"Hiring and Managing the Artistic Employee" (spring 2018)

This lecture included how to recruit, interview, hire, manage, supervise, evaluate and discipline creative or artistic employees in an arts organization. Topics that were discussed included:

  • Creating an artistic home for artists and creative employees 

  • Best ways to recruit, interview and hire artistic employees

  • Why creatives are so hard to manage

  • Leadership and management styles that are most effective for artistic employees

  • Supervising artistic employees and how to use coaching techniques

  • Best practices for disciplining creative employees

  • How to handle evaluations and performance appraisals 

  • How to recognize and show appreciation for creative employees

  • Managing creative volunteers

 

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