{"product_id":"9781452058320","title":"Leadership in the Arts: An Inside View","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003emust read\u003c\/i\u003e for anyone considering a career in arts management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003ehow-to\u003c\/i\u003e manual on creative and effective leadership in the arts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoral support\u003c\/i\u003e for people already engaged in this activity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn \u003ci\u003einside view\u003c\/i\u003e of the artistic environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003ewealth of advice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehard-earned wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaced with \u003ci\u003ereal-life anecdotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book \u003ci\u003etells it like it is\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is written for those who have headed an arts program, those who are presently doing so, those who think they’d like to do it, those who want to know more about the people who do this sort of thing, and for those who just need a good laugh.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA complex organizational structure is like a bowl of Jell-O; you can’t touch any part of it without setting the whole substance into reactive motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople who need to do one thing at a time, and finish it perfectly before going on to the next task—well, this is just not the place for them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur greatest challenge as arts executives is to dig out of the day-to-day details of the implementation process, to find sufficient time to exercise our leadership abilities—to step back and reflect, to actually see where the institution is headed and to make sure this is really where we want to be going. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can learn whatever you have to learn as you need to learn it. Jump off a cliff, and you will soon find your feet. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can give your organization no greater gift than to instill in it a readiness for change. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bigger the risk, the more likely you are to succeed, because huge risks have such enormous consequences, you can't afford to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe only way to ensure staying within your budget is to have more money than you actually need—good luck on that one.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124066009328,"sku":"9781452058320","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452058320_p0.jpg?v=1763839957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452058320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}