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What Is Your Company Doing to Develop New Leaders?

These four articles detail four different companies’ strategies to connect and develop productive work relationships between older and younger generations.

LaPiana Consulting: http://www.lapiana.org/blog/blog-detail/id/76/more-than-a-generational-shift.aspx

Oishei Foundation: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/philanthropy/23743-developing-leaders-by-stepping-aside.html

Growing Leaders: http://growingleaders.com/blog/generations-work-new-kind-diversity-challenge/

Maltz Jupiter Theatre: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/maltz-program-offers-teens-chance-to-produce-perfo/nd9nx/

Slate.com: You’re Not As Busy As You Say You Are

This article from Slate.com by Hanna Rosin talks about how people say they are “too busy,” but in reality people have more free time than they think they do and don’t realize it. Rosin also discusses how being busy is seen as a “virtue,” which can lead to unhealthy results. Read the article here.

WBUR: Report Shines New Light On Boston’s Inequality

In a study done by the Brookings Institution, it finds that Boston has the 4th highest rich-to-poor income ratio in the country after Atlanta, San Francisco, and Miami. Read the report here.

Arts Professional: Live Streaming Explored

This article from Arts Professional, a UK magazine, explains how live streaming theatrical performances creates new opportunities in areas such as audience engagement, marketing, fundraising, education and brand awareness. Read the article here.

The Blogging Food Groups: A Well-Balanced Diet of Content

This article from LinkedIn shows how companies can be more effective in their content marketing by offering varying types of posts on their blogs. Read the article here.

FairyPrincessDiaries: Et Tu, Lantern Theater????

In this blog post from the FairyPrincessDiaries, she voices her thoughts on Philadelphia’s Lantern Theater’s production of Julius Caesar. The company decided to set the play in Rome after a Japanese-led invasion; however, they decided not to cast any actors of Asian descent. Read her thoughts here.

The Guardian (UK): Is It Time to Teach Theatre Manners to Children?

This article from The Guardian talks about how children behave during performances and if their behavior actually needs to be changed. Read the article here.

Star Tribune: Twin Cities Actors Bail Out for Better Gigs

This article talks about the dilemma that both actors and theatre companies face when actors drop out of shows for a better paycheck or part. Read the article here.

Jacqueline E. Lawton: Thoughts on Mentorship

On her blog, Jacqueline E. Lawton talks about what it means to be a mentor, to be mentored, and what it takes to be successful at mentoring someone. Read her thoughts here.

Seattle News: Who’s Afraid of $15?

This Seattle News article talks about how ACT Theatre plans to willingly raise the minimum wage of their employees to $15 even if the new minimum wage proposal in Seattle isn’t passed. Read the article to find out how other companies in the city are reacting to the potential wage increase.