Leadership is a different game from managing and doing. It is a way of being much more than a job title.
16 Nov 2015
Judith Bowtell
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Writing and Publishing
There is a lot a discussion about the difference between management and leadership.
For me, management is a version of “doing” – that is you are very good (or at least competent) at getting things done.
If you have a career as a professional arts administrator, manager or producer, you are more than likely very good at “getting things done”. You would be unlikely to hold your current role much less get another if you could not produce results, get a show up at time, balance a budget etc.
Judith Bowtell is a former head of strategy and policy at Arts NSW, Screen NSW and Film Australia. She has worked in the arts, creative and community sector for 25 years, and founded Albany Lane Consulting in 2012. Albany Lane supports arts, creative and community workers through leadership, strategic and career development - coaching, workshops and consulting. The opinions in this article are hers, and hers alone. www.albanylane.com.au
