Performing Arts Management

The essential book on management from the man who invented the discipline. Now completely revised and updated for the first time.

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.

Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger - think global - and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

In the world of Fringe (or off-off-Broadway) theatre, a strong debate has been raging for years - when you're producing a low/no-budget production, how on earth can you make it happen and still treat everyone involved in an open, honest, and ethical manner? Open Book Theatre Management is the first audiobook ever to show you exactly how to mount a theatre production without losing either your integrity or your shirt.

Scott knows firsthand what it’s like to go from out-of-touch boss to team-growing leader. In Management Mess to Leadership Success, you’ll find 30 leadership challenges, honed by FranklinCovey through years of research, instructional programs, and executive consultancy, and illustrated with real-life experiences shared by someone who’s lived these challenges.

In The Storytelling Edge, the strategy minds behind Contently, the world renowned content marketing technology company, reveal their secrets that have helped award-winning brands to build relationships with millions of advocates and customers. Join as they dive into the neuroscience of storytelling, the elements of powerful stories, and methodologies to grow businesses through engaging and accountable content.

Creative people tend to see the world a little differently from everyone else. But that doesn't mean they can't zero in on their goals, get focused, get organized, and not only accomplish what they want to achieve but earn money doing it. In Get It Done, a beloved teacher and successful writer, actor, and comedian helps you get a handle on your own particular - even peculiar - creative process and harness your energies in positive, productive, and income-generating ways.

A provocative work that challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management - and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don't work. Do open floor plans really work? Are there companies that put their employees' welfare first, and their clients second? Are annual performance reviews necessary? Dr. David Burkus is a highly regarded and increasingly influential business school professor who challenges many of the established principles of business management.

Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of San Francisco's legendary American Conservatory Theater, pens a lively and revealing memoir of her 20-plus years at the helm and delivers a provocative and impassioned manifesto for the role of live theater in today's technology-infused world. Perloff's personal and professional journey - her life as a woman in a male-dominated profession, as a wife and mother, a playwright, director, producer, arts advocate, and citizen in a city erupting with enormous change.

"Als gäbe es keine Schwerkraft" ist nicht nur eine Hommage an das Tanzen - sondern vor allem an das wertschätzende Führen von Menschen. Denn je mehr es, gerade in modernen digitalen Zeiten, um das Erreichen von kreativen und innovativen Spitzenleistungen geht, desto offensichtlicher werden die Parallelen zwischen Kunst als Leistungssport und Performance im Management. Ein erfolgreiches Agieren in einer sich permanent verändernden, von Technologie getriebenen Welt stellt neue Anforderungen an Führungskräfte und fordert sie mehr als je zuvor als Mensch und Persönlichkeit.

From Jenniffer Weigel's radio show on WGN in Chicago called I'm Spiritual, Dammit! comes this collection of podcasts on spirituality in the business place. Included are interviews with Jennifer Connor, CEO of Mustard Girl Mustard, and Kathryn Guylay, author of Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons from the Slopes.

As depicted in the movie Goodfellas, fictional gangster Henry Hill is not the kind of person who would ever use the phrase "life hacks", but if you know what to look for, the film is full of useful lessons that can help speed you through your personal journey, whether you're an executive, teacher, sales professional, artist, or forklift operator.

In this funny, irreverent, unique, eccentric memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, sometimes maddening, but often deliciously rewarding offbeat showbiz profession - magic!

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories - and our professional success depends on it. This groundbreaking guide shows you how to tap into the timeless power of storytelling to transform your business.

You don't have to be funny to be funny. It's true! While the general idea is that humor is inherent, Jean-Marc Toledano would beg to differ. Explore the science of laughter and the reason behind it with Half Serious Half Not, in which Jean-Marc discusses the topic in great detail and brings you the secret to being funny. The theme of the book is humor: what it is, the techniques, and how you too can be funny!

From merely managing to boldly leading: Take your skills (and your career) to the next level with just 7 simple, yet highly effective strategies! Being a manager is a role filled with a lot of responsibility. It can be a heavy load to bear, knowing that your team members’ productivity, your company’s success, and your own career could be affected by your actions and decisions. But while this is a difficult undertaking, you also have a unique opportunity as a manager to inspire, transform, and take your team to new heights.

The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments contains a practical, no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time, and handling crisis all at the highest level. Peppered with entertainment industry war stories, The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments has been forged in the white-hot crucible of brutal transactional combat.

NIL Deal is about cashing in on your name, image, and likeness.

挫折しても、大丈夫。つきまとう不安が自分を強くする。―― 元宝塚トップスター柚希礼音。幼いころ内気だった彼女が、6年間もトップを務めるまでになった過程とは。宝塚での経験を織り交ぜながら、次の扉を開くための「心の整え方」「コミュニケーションする力」「生き方」を伝えます。 宝塚退団後初の著書「夢をかなえるために、私がやってきた５つのこと」(KADOKAWA)をダイジェストにして、オーディオブック化しました。