
Elements Of Legal And Illegal DEI Programs
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In March, Arts MidWest sponsored a webinar on the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on DEI. The webinar was led by attorneys from McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Lawyers were eligible to get seminar credit for participating in the webinar so the language may feel a little technical at times. However, it may prove reliable as legal advice. There was no disclaimer encouraging people to consult a lawyer. But given that the contributors to ArtsHacker are ...

Organizing For Work At Home Staffing
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A number of arts organizations are embracing employees’ desire to work from home on either a full or hybrid basis. Making the switch to this sort of work environment, even for some employees, can impact the organizational culture and requires a change in expectations among co-workers. Arts Midwest recently provided some tips for Asynchronous Work and Project Management on their website which can help create the structure and expectations for these types of work arrangements. ...

Dangers Of Using AI For Annual Reviews
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Annual reviews are an important component of the work environment. This is especially true in the environment of arts organizations where people wear so many hats it is difficult to feel you are performing any role effectively. Because it is also true that supervisors are juggling the responsibilities of many roles and don’t feel they have a lot of time they can devote to providing quality evaluations, it is understandable that people will look for ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…