I have yet to meet a CEO who did not want to grow their arts organisation: be it new programming, larger audiences, more participants or increased revenue.
Ambition is a great thing. It gets us up in the morning, motivates us and others and, most importantly, allows us to make the sacrifices needed to achieve greater goals.
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
