By Reynold Levy
ISBN-10: 1610393627
ISBN-13: 9781610393621
Reynold Levy joined Lincoln heart in 2002. whilst he did so America's major arts venue used to be normally defined in phrases like this:
“Behind the scenes, even if, Lincoln heart is a group in deep misery, riven through clash over a grandiose $1 billion redevelopment plan... rather than uniting the Center's constituent arts companies in the back of a standard objective, the venture has pitted them opposed to each other in open conflict extra equivalent to the shoot-out on the okay Corral than of an evening on the opera. 'To say that it's a mess is placing it mildly,' says Johanna Fiedler, the writer and a former employees member on the Metropolitan Opera. 'There is no one working the express correct now.'" (Leslie Bennetts, long island Magazine¸ February four, 2002)
To decide to be President of Lincoln heart of one's personal unfastened will was once seemed through Reynold Levy's acquaintances and mentors as bordering on a self-destructive act. Rivalries abounded. Personalities clashed. Egos reigned. Reputations have been badly broken. and lots of of the tensions have been dramatically performed out in public and assiduously stated via a extremely joyful press.
Levy had simply spent six years traipsing via a lot of the 3rd international and lots of failed states because the President of the overseas Rescue Committee (IRC), one of many world's best refugee information enterprises. Having handled the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Serbia, even Joe Volpe, the volcanic supervisor of the Metropolitan Opera appeared rarely daunting. Lincoln heart, its key figures with their bombast and betrayals was once now not South Sudan. So he set to, and through his presidency remodeled Lincoln Center's complete 16-acre campus together with the town block from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue.
With the recent Alice Tully corridor, the growth of The Juilliard university, new screening rooms and an schooling heart for the movie Society, new dance studios for the college of yank Ballet, got here a fantastically designed, sleek welcome to Lincoln Center's major campus, one jam-packed with mild and existence. there have been new eco-friendly areas, new eating places, a wholly wifi'd campus that displayed twenty first Century expertise interior and out. And a transformed, completely reworked, privately owned public house known as the David Rubenstein Atrium, named after its significant donor, a brand new Lincoln heart Commons, opened at no cost to the general public 12 months a year.
This ebook unearths the genuine tale at the back of the 1.2 billion buck reinvention of Lincoln heart, and the entire trials and triumphs alongside the best way. It comprises exact classes for leaders in every kind of corporations, cautionary stories for staff, volunteers and donors, and encouraging readability for someone who desires to lead an establishment they suspect in in order that it could actually turn into the simplest model of itself.
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Download e-book for kindle: They Told Me Not to Take that Job: Tumult, Betrayal, by Reynold Levy
Reynold Levy joined Lincoln heart in 2002. whilst he did so America's major arts venue was once repeatedly defined in phrases like this:
“Behind the scenes, although, Lincoln middle is a neighborhood in deep misery, riven by means of clash over a grandiose $1 billion redevelopment plan. .. rather than uniting the Center's constituent arts companies at the back of a standard target, the venture has pitted them opposed to each other in open war extra comparable to the shoot-out on the okay Corral than of an evening on the opera. 'To say that it's a mess is placing it mildly,' says Johanna Fiedler, the writer and a former employees member on the Metropolitan Opera. 'There is no one working the exhibit immediately. '" (Leslie Bennetts, manhattan Magazine¸ February four, 2002)
To decide to be President of Lincoln heart of one's personal unfastened will was once looked by means of Reynold Levy's associates and mentors as bordering on a self-destructive act. Rivalries abounded. Personalities clashed. Egos reigned. Reputations have been badly broken. and lots of of the tensions have been dramatically performed out in public and assiduously mentioned by means of a extremely joyful press.
Levy had simply spent six years traipsing via a lot of the 3rd international and plenty of failed states because the President of the foreign Rescue Committee (IRC), one of many world's best refugee suggestions companies. Having handled the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Serbia, even Joe Volpe, the volcanic supervisor of the Metropolitan Opera appeared not often daunting. Lincoln middle, its key figures with their bombast and betrayals was once now not South Sudan. So he set to, and through his presidency reworked Lincoln Center's whole 16-acre campus together with town block from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue.
With the hot Alice Tully corridor, the growth of The Juilliard college, new screening rooms and an schooling heart for the movie Society, new dance studios for the varsity of yank Ballet, got here a fantastically designed, swish welcome to Lincoln Center's major campus, one packed with mild and existence. there have been new eco-friendly areas, new eating places, a unconditionally wifi'd campus that displayed twenty first Century expertise interior and out. And a reworked, completely remodeled, privately owned public house known as the David Rubenstein Atrium, named after its primary donor, a brand new Lincoln middle Commons, opened for free to the general public one year a year.
This e-book unearths the true tale at the back of the 1. 2 billion buck reinvention of Lincoln middle, and the entire trials and triumphs alongside the way in which. It includes specific classes for leaders in every kind of businesses, cautionary stories for workers, volunteers and donors, and encouraging readability for an individual who desires to lead an establishment they think in in order that it will probably turn into the simplest model of itself.
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