Arts and cultural organizations are led by managers who partner with the artistic and curatorial professionals at the top of the organization to ensure artistic and organizational development. It is a rich relationship that can be very productive but also fraught with challenges. Knowing how that relationship works is essential for leading these organizations and ensuring effective strategic decision-making.
I have studied and performed in this balancing act for many years, and it is a passionate topic of research. As a new field of study, this portrait of how arts and cultural leadership works is under-researched.
Publications
Co-leadership in arts and culture: Sharing values and vision with Hilde Fjellvær (2023). Peer evaluated as part of Routledge Research in Creative and Cultural Industries Management, edited by Ruth Rentschler.
Gibeau, Émilie, Wendy Reid & Ann Langley (2017). Co-leadership: Contexts, Configurations and Conditions, in: The Routledge Companion to Leadership, edited by John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul ‘T Hart, Dave Ulrich, p. 225-240.
Reid, Wendy & Rekha Karambayya (2016). ‘’The shadow of history: Situated dynamics of trust in dual executive leadership’’, Leadership (Sage) 12(5) 609-631. 10.1177/1742715015579931
Reid, Wendy & Claudine Auger (2015). ‘’L’exploration du leadership bicéphale dans les entreprises culturelles’’, Gestion 39(4) 122-130.
Reid, Wendy & Rekha Karambayya (2009). “Impact of dual executive leadership in creative organizations”, Human Relations 62(7) 1073-1112.
Reid, Wendy (2013). Dual executive leadership: A case study and discussion of Théâtre Denise-Pelletier in Montréal, Canada in Leadership in the Arts: Study Cases, edited by Jo Caust, Tilde University Press.
Reid, Wendy (2013) Artists and Managers as Executive Leaders of Arts Organizations in Kultur und Management: Eine Annäherung, edited by Raphaela Henze. Weisbaden: Springer VS.
Rémi Brousseau et Pierre Rousseau : Le Théâtre Denise-Pelletier (case written with Raymonde Gazaille) (2009), 16 pages with pedagogical notes (written with Simon Thibodeau). Catalogue, Centre de cas, HEC Montréal.
Presentations
Interview and presentation about co-leadership for the University of New Brunswick Program in Contemporary Management of Arts and Culture (facilitator and teacher: Victoria Steele), Autumn, 2023.
Book launch ‘Co-leadership in Arts and Culture: Sharing Vision and Values’. Presentation by co-author Wendy Reid and Panel, led by David Lavoie, DG, Festival TransAmérique, May 1, 2023. Video available on request.
‘’Le leadership bicéphale ‘’, for the Tribune d’échange sur le partenariat médico-administratif de l’Association québécoise d’établissements de santé et de services sociaux (AQESSS), March 2012.
“Ménage à trois : Le DA, DG et le conseil d’administration” for Orchestras Canada, May 2012;
“Ménage à trois : Le DA, DG et le conseil d’administration” – CURA February 2011;
‘’Le Monstre à deux têtes’’ – CURA September 2007.
‘’The Politics of Building Relationships: Lessons for Success in Dual Leadership Organizations’’, presentation at the Conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, Toronto, April 2006.