The Silent Killer of Technical Teams: Micromanagement in Live Entertainment
The biggest behavioural mistake leaders make in our industry is micromanagement. Nothing destroys confidence and motivation faster than having someone
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Leadership
When the Hardest Work is the Work No One Sees
I remember standing in the wings during a tech rehearsal years ago, watching a particularly complex scene change unfold with
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You Can Teach Skills. You Cannot Teach Attitude.
The entertainment industry spends a great deal of time talking about skills: what people know, the equipment they can operate,
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Donna Walker-Kuhne: Leading Change in the Arts
In this episode of the StageLync podcast, I sit down with DEI leader Donna Walker-Kuhne for a thoughtful and honest
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Why the Best Leaders Are Actually the Most “Invisible”
I realized something sitting in my car after rehearsal the other night. Nothing dramatic had happened that day. No big
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Zoie Golding: The Architect of Human Movement
In this special preview of the Stagelync Podcast, I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with a long-time peer
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The Imperfect Craft of Leadership
In a world obsessed with automation and polish, the imperfect craft of leadership becomes even more important. It’s not about
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Conflict Architecture for Creative Work
Designing the right fight isn’t about picking battles just to stir the pot. It’s about recognizing those moments when tension
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The Cost of Clarity in Leadership Communication
I was halfway through cueing a scene change when I realized I had been speaking for nearly three minutes straight.
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Craig Laurie: Raising the Experience
Host Anna Robb sits down with Craig Laurie, Chief Creative Officer at RWS Global, the world’s largest provider of live
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Ross Mollison: Creativity, Risk, and Reinvention
Host Anna Robb sits down with Ross Mollison—the audacious producer, creative risk-taker, and founder of Spiegelworld, the trailblazing company behind
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André Lachance: Building Confidence and Performance
This episode of the StageLync Podcast features André Lachance, Senior Director of Casting and Human Performance at Cirque du Soleil.
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Carmen Morgan – Founder and Director of artEquity: “Without the arts, social justice work faces headwinds; with the arts, it gains momentum and creativity” (StageLync Podcast Ep.40)
Carmen Morgan is a national activist leading conversations at the forefront of the field on equity, inclusion, and racial justice
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Carmen Morgan: Equity, Leadership, and Social Change
In this episode of the StageLync Podcast, host Anna engages in a deep and insightful conversation with Carmen Morgan, a
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Inviting Feedback, Creating Space for Diversity, and Challenging Tradition
In this week’s article, I’ll briefly touch on some concepts around giving and receiving feedback. Communication is such a large
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Prominent Circus Development Centre in Helsinki Gains a New Director – An Interview with Cirko’s Jarkko Lehmus
Cirko – Center for New Circus, founded in 2002, is a prominent contemporary circus venue and artistic development centre in
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A Powerhouse of Contemporary Circus in the Baltics – An Interview with Riga Circus’ Māra Pāvula
Riga Circus, locally known as Rīgas cirks, is a contemporary art centre where different disciplines of art – circus, theatre,
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