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Leading Creatively

Chad Bauman

A strategic look at how arts and culture leaders balance mission, money, people, and public trust—while keeping creativity at the center.

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Latest Issues

Leading Creatively Newsletter (May 18-24, 2026)

Welcome to Leading Creatively, a journal and newsletter where a non-profit arts leader and researcher takes a look at how arts and culture leaders balance mission, money, people, and public trust—while keeping creativity at the center....

5 days ago
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Strategy is the Act of Choosing

As I begin the early stages of the third strategic planning process during my tenure at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, I find myself returning to a familiar feeling.

Energy.

Planning creates a rare kind of space within an organization. It a...

8 days ago
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Leading Creatively Newsletter (May 11 - 17, 2026)

Welcome to Leading Creatively, a journal and newsletter where a non-profit arts leader and researcher takes a look at how arts and culture leaders balance mission, money, people, and public trust—while keeping creativity at the center....

12 days ago
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The Question Every Long-Term Leader Eventually Faces

As I complete my thirteenth season at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, I have found myself thinking increasingly about a question that rarely gets discussed openly in nonprofit leadership circles:

How long should a cultural leader stay?

Subsc...

15 days ago
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Leading Creatively Newsletter (May 4 - 10, 2026)

Welcome to Leading Creatively, a journal and newsletter where a non-profit arts leader and researcher takes a look at how arts and culture leaders balance mission, money, people, and public trust—while keeping creativity at the center....

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    Chad Bauman is an Executive Arts Leader, Researcher and Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Leadership at UNC Chapel Hill. His leadership and institutional growth have earned national recognition across major media and the performing arts sector.

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