Managing Talent

At a time when the labor market is heating up, arts organizations must find better ways to resonate with the needs and expectations of employees and build in comprehensive and systematic management procedures. Our latest Arts Executive Poll asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on organizational recruitment, retention, and management procedures in addition to policies around workplace flexibility and parental/family leave. Highlights from the survey include:

• Overall, arts leaders have limited satisfaction for various management procedures, including recruiting diverse staff, supporting first-time/new managers, and succession planning for key roles.

• Respondents saw highest turnover rates in development and marketing/communications teams across the pandemic.

• Three-quarters of respondents have formal parental leave policies in place, with a majority offering 4-12 weeks off and offer a combination of paid/unpaid packages across various policies.