Adaptistration: One aspect of #NAMPC 2013 I neglected to mention was just how enjoyable it is to mingle with a broad cross section of professionals at different career stages; which is merely a polite way to say that there was a wide variety of newbies, mid-carrier, and veteran arts pros in attendance. It’s especially enjoyable to interact with the 20-somethings, now more than ever because the post-downturn crop of inductees is very different in that they are not what you usually encounter, and I mean that in the most positive sense.
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This article definitely provided valuable insight on young arts administration professionals and their habits, many of which I participate in. I found this article to be accurate and a good sense onto what our industry is moving towards such as a better sense of tie management and being more flexible than ever. As we move forward, it will be important to note that employers will be looking for traits such as these and that we should be conscious of them. I agree with the author in that our generation is avoiding the apathy, as far as people in the PTM side of the system because I feel like more and more people nowadays as they work to complete a task.
I apologize, but that last comment should have the name Katie Pyne attached to it
So, I actually found this article uplifting and encouraging. And normally, i'm not a fan of the direct address, but I like how the end the article with asking readers to contribute. I like that this article takes a positive perspective on traits that this generation is typically chastised for. I think if I had anything to add to this it would be about collaboration and facilitation.
I appreciated this article and the fact that it said something positive about the younger generations. Not saying that industry veterans are ageists or anything of the sort. But I do think that the qualities that this article discussed are things that some people would be quick to criticize or make into a negative rather than being viewed as a positive. When reading this article I definitely recognized these habits as things that I as a manager try to encompass in my professional practices. But reading and seeing that there are definitely things that are assets about my practices encourages me to take things to the next level and try to keep improving.
Every once in a while I find an article on the Greenpage that I bookmark to send to my family. Usually, they're about how drama majors aren't destined to live in cardboard boxes forever, but this one is a little different. I agree with other comments that it's refreshing to see positive generalizations about our generation, particularly when I've encountered quite a bit of negativity, both in the workplace and among my family, about "kids these days."
As employers are able to offer fewer long-term benefits such as a pension or heavily-subsidized healthcare, there will naturally be a re-distribution of power between employer and employee. Just in the past 10-20 years, we've largely seen the end of the one company careerperson who earned their 40 year pin and then retired comfortably. Since there is less protection and incentive for staying in one place, employees have more leverage for other, cheaper, "intangible" benefits, like a flexible work schedule. A person who assimilates more risk into their professional life will most probably seek a higher or more comfortable reward. I think today more than ever everyone is a sort of free-lancer, expecting less in the way of long term, complete benefits packages in exchange for greater flexibility and less company loyalty. I'll be interested to see how workplace culture changes as more millenials join the workforce and the last baby boomers leave.
I feel like this article was very accurate ib describing how our generation is in some regards. Now, I do realize this article is a little gerenalized, but I don't think all tjebpoints are necarilly accurate. However, overall it does a good job of describing everybody, not just those that are in our industry. I have plentlynof friends who I see this applies to in some way in many fields.
I agree with Christina. I liked that this article shed a positive light on some of the habits that people from younger generations have. I think it is an important and difficult lesson to learn that everyone has something to bring to the table. One thing I wish, on a general societal level, is that generations would stop trying to change each other. It is certainly good to impart wisdom, and to share ideas, but to inherently reject the actions of others simply because they are different from your own is something I see occurring more often than I would like to admit. I would like to see more transference of thoughts and actions and less of the thought that anybody has to change. As seen in the article, it is quite possible for younger people to act and think professionally, just as it is for those of older generations.
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