Martin Vogel: Consultant and coach

I’m writing a series of pieces for ArtsProfessional on how arts organisations can focus on delivering their mission. Part 1, on the gap between the organisation’s purpose and its actions, appears today and is reproduced below. *** A theatre won funding to improve its engagement with disadvantaged groups. It approached the challenge as the chance [...]

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Goodness gracious, what would Reith have thought? Lord Reith, the founder of the BBC, would certainly not have shared the bemusement that many have felt at the extent of media coverage and public outrage focussed on the Sachsgate scandal.  He would have viscerally appreciated why the national conversation has been dominated by reaction to two [...]

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Camden Council in north London, where I live, is considering changing the ethos of its libraries – to allow people to bring in food and drink and use their mobile phones.  The intention is to make libraries more appealing to young people. As both a library user and the parent of a young person, this [...]

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