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An enlightening insight into how creative and innovative leaders
and their teams can find success, even in the most difficult
circumstances. One of the biggest challenges of business leadership
is recognising new opportunities and implementing them effectively.
Too often, leaders fall back upon the status quo, relying upon
tried and tested methods that may lead to good results but will
never have the same impact as a bold new strategy. In Bright
Sparks, John Tusa explores situations where pioneering leaders in
various sectors have overcome challenges to deliver inspired,
imaginative and bold initiatives that make a huge impact upon
business and society. Through these aspirational stories of
leadership, from sectors such as journalism, tech, politics and the
arts, John explores the full journey of innovation and how it can
lead to significant results. This is an inspirational read for any
business leader interested in how to turn their boldest ideas into
reality and how, in the process, professional cultures can be
enhanced, revitalised and transformed.
"In equal parts a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of some of
our best-loved institutions and a guide on how governing boards
should work" - HRDirector Throughout the world, thousands of people
give their time, skill and energy to serving on a board. From local
councils to international corporations - boards play a critical
role in the running and success of any organisation, large and
small. In On Board John Tusa brings us behind the closed doors of
the boardroom to provide an insight into the inner-working of
boards. From personal squabbles to financial crises, Tusa shares
his experiences serving on a wide variety of international boards
such as the British Museum and American Public Radio. These lively
life-stories unveil how boards overcome deep-set divisions, appoint
new members and survive in times of chaos. Through these stories,
Tusa provides lessons and tips on how to effectively operate in
cooperative business environments. Tusa teaches the reader how to
overcome the big egos and how to work collaboratively yet
effectively. On Board is not only an engaging foray into the
vibrant career of John Tusa - it is also a comprehensive guide to
anyone who struggles to work on boards or committees - or in any
cooperative environment.
John Tusa is a distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader of
arts organisations, best remembered for his times at the BBC,
including creating Newsnight. Tusa's memoir is etched with candour.
His account of two years of internecine warfare at the top of the
BBC under the Chairman, 'Dukey' Hussey will go down as a major
contribution to BBC history. His recollections of a hilarious and
petty-minded few months as head of a Cambridge college will be read
as a case study of the absurdities of academic life; while running
the rejected and maligned Barbican Centre, Tusa led its recovery
into the major cultural centre that it is today.
Over a distinguished career in cultural leadership, management and
journalism spanning almost 30 years, John Tusa has amassed a unique
experience of the arts world, the political controversies it faces
and the battles it continues to fight. His new book is a fearless
and passionate defence of the performing and visual arts at a time
of increasing 'Pain in the Arts.' Tusa explains how the arts are
run and why they are worth speaking up for. He addresses the
controversies in the arts that must be resolved today: should they
be useful before they are excellent? Can they ever turn their backs
on the past if they are to be creative in the present? He offers
guidance on how the arts can survive in a downturn and why they
should always make the case that they deserve special treatment. He
also draws on his five years to date as Chair of the Clore
Leadership Programme to discuss the increasingly complex questions-
practical, personal, professional- that today's and tomorrow's
cultural leaders must face, including the qualities of character
needed to succeed and what a revolution in arts leadership might
achieve. He also reveals the pitfalls of managerialist language.
The backdrop throughout is John Tusa's personal story of discovery
and love of the culture he strives to defend in hard times.
In almost sixty years of professional life, John Tusa has fought
for and sometimes against the major arts and political institutions
in the country. A distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader
of arts organisations, he has stood up publicly for the
independence of the BBC, the need for public funding of the arts
and for the integrity of universities. He has made enemies in the
process. From the battles to create the ground-breaking Newsnight
in 1979, to six years of defending the BBC World Service from
political interference, Tusa's account is etched with candour. His
account of two years of internecine warfare at the top of the BBC
under the Chairman, 'Dukey' Hussey will go down as a major
contribution to BBC history. His recollections of a hilarious and
petty-minded few months as head of a Cambridge college will be read
as a case study of the absurdities of academic life; while running
the rejected and maligned Barbican Centre, Tusa led its recovery
into the major cultural centre that it is today. Often based on
personal diaries, Making a Noise is a fearless and entertaining
memoir of life at the top of the arts and broadcasting.
Throughout the world, thousands of people give their time, skill
and energy to serving on a board. From local councils to
international corporations - boards play a critical role in the
running and success of any organisation, large and small. In On
Board John Tusa brings us behind the closed doors of the boardroom
to provide an insight into the inner-working of boards. From
personal squabbles to financial crises, Tusa shares his experiences
serving on a wide variety of international boards such as the
British Museum and American Public Radio. These lively life-stories
unveil how boards overcome deep-set divisions, appoint new members
and survive in times of chaos. Through these stories, Tusa provides
lessons and tips on how to effectively operate in cooperative
business environments. Tusa teaches the reader how to overcome the
big egos and how to work collaboratively yet effectively. On Board
is not only an engaging foray into the vibrant career of John Tusa
- it is also a comprehensive guide to anyone who struggles to work
on boards or committees - or in any cooperative environment.
John Tusa has been Managing Director of London's Barbican Centre
for more than a decade. In that time, he has been a notable
controversialist, speaking up for the need for the arts, defending
their achievements and arguing for more funding. This selection of
John Tusa's passionately argued, candid and challenging essays on
the arts in Britain today is informed by a lifetime's experience of
the arts and a current position at the centre of the British arts
scene. Tusa seeks out the ways in which the arts can be made to
blossom in this cultural and political climate, with cuts in arts
funding ever threatened. His subjects include the art of living
without objectives, and whether leadership in the arts is a mystery
or good sense. He tells the true story of arts philanthropy and
offers more personal pieces, for example on the great power of
music. He also presents a light hearted 'ABC of the ARTS' and
imagines what Ten Commandments for the Arts might look like. His
own philosophy, which informs his successful management of the
Barbican, is refreshing and instructive and he of course looks to
the future with prescience. Most of all his is a call for us
urgently to think about why art matters so crucially for us all.
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