Human Resource Management in Focus

Back in April 2008 we took a close look at the developments in human resource management, and now, two and a half years later, we would like to return back to this theme. Human resource management plays an important role in the cultural sector as it is focused squarely on individuals and how they, through their abilities, creativity, and ability to innovate, play an eminent part in organizations as a whole. The cultural sector is currently being subjected to fundamental changes, and therefore it is all the more necessary to find and hold onto the right people for the job, as well as to offer them the chance to continue their training.

For this issue of the Arts Management Newsletter we were able to get in contact with several experts in the field of human resource management, like William J. Byrnes (Utah Center for Arts Administration), Susan Annis, director of the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) in Canada, as well as Lisa Watts, CEO of ArtsHub Australia.