{"id":2611,"date":"2015-04-07T23:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2015-04-07T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T14:40:16","slug":"being-the-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/2015\/04\/being-the-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Being the Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FieldNotes_StaffPicks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FieldNotes_StaffPicks.jpg\" alt=\"Staff Picks\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>NAS produces publications, videos and other management tools to inspire those working in the field to take a fresh look at their work and the challenges they face. Over the last few years we have amassed quite a large catalog of content. We\u2019ve sent NAS staff members into the archives to pick their favorites and share them here. This week NAS\u2019 President &amp; CEO,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artstrategies.org\/about\/staff\/Crider_Gail.php\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Crider<\/a><em>, shares one of her favorite NAS videos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artstrategies.org\/leadership_tools\/blog\/author\/bkennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Kennedy<\/a>, Executive Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toledomuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toledo Museum of Art<\/a> speaks about the book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artstrategies.org\/leadership_tools\/mustreads\/being-the-boss-the-3-imperatives-for-becoming-a-great-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\">Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader<\/a>,\u00a0through his own perspective as an experienced leader.\u00a0I really appreciate Brian\u2019s clear synopsis of this book and the context he adds. He reminds me of the challenges of being a good manager and leader \u2013 that it&#8217;s complicated; that one has to set context and priority for others, sometimes in the midst of chaos; that it is a journey within myself <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> with others; and, thankfully and hopefully, that we learn and adapt as we go.<\/p>\n<p>And, I love the birds singing in the background, like a chorus.<\/p>\n<p>Book club anyone?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Nclfc_HvYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAS produces publications, videos and other management tools to inspire those working in the field to take a fresh look at their work and the challenges they face. 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