They Told Me Not to Take that Job: Tumult, Betrayal, Heroics, and the Transformation of Lincoln Center (60 page)

    
instituting organizational change carefully,
283–284

    
leaders, characterization of,
197–198

    
learning from outside sources,
284–285

    
listening intently,
275

    
living outside the bubble,
301–303

    
maintaining an upbeat mood,
287

    
making it easier for others to help,
297–300

    
nurturing relationships at work and at home,
285–287

    
picking up the pace,
282–283

    
protecting and enhancing the brand,
287–289

    
reading, traveling, networking, and encountering art,
271–274

    
seeking teamwork,
277–278

    
seeking work-life balance,
274

    
self-discipline,
277

    
setting daily goals and using time-saving techniques,
279–282

    
staying focused,
269

    
succession planning,
222–223

    
timely departure of leaders,
221–229

    
writing and public speaking,
290–292

Leipzig String Quartet,
45

Lenin, Vladimir,
160

Lepage, Robert,
179

Les Arts Florissants,
45

Leventhal, Nathan (Nat),
2
,
28
,
59
,
209
,
215
,
227
,
228
,
284

Levin, Betty,
98

Levin, John,
98

Levine, James,
16
,
180

Levy, Barbara,
198
,
199

Levy, Elizabeth (Liz) Cooke,
7
,
86
,
207
,
208
,
245–246
,
252
,
255
,
269
,
282

Levy, Peter,
167
,
169
,
172

Levy, Reynold

    
advantage of detachment,
26

    
at AT&T,
7–8
,
13
,
26

    
building a coalition of the willing,
66–69

    
challenges of Lincoln Center presidency,
31–33

    
on
Charlie Rose Show,
245

    
childhood,
9
,
11–12

    
concern for New York City,
4–5

    
creation of new economic model,
35–41

    
donors, affection for,
241–242

    
education,
10

    
employment background,
3–4
,
6–8

    
evaluation of accomplishments at 92nd St. Y and IRC,
253

    
farewell gala at Lincoln Center,
239

    
fashion industry, early awareness of,
174

    
goals for Lincoln Center,
8–9

    
on importance of sound management and governance,
160–161
,
257–260

    
at International Rescue Committee (IRC),
3–4
,
8
,
26
,
213–214
,
226–227
,
241–242
,
253

    
interviews for Lincoln Center presidency,
7

    
labor relations issues and,
41–43
,
46–48

    
life aft er Lincoln Center,
255–256

    
Lincoln Center years, overview of,
13–18

    
Mercury Marquis,
27–29
,
86
,
269–270

    
Metropolitan Opera, revenue enhancement suggestions for,
187

    
at 92nd Street Y,
26
,
225–226
,
253

    
president, responsibilities of,
237–238

    
regrets about tenure at Lincoln Center,
245–246

    
trustees, expansion of,
33–35
,
294–295
,
300

    
trustees, suggested oath for,
149–150

    
See also
Leadership lessons

Lewis, Paul,
52

Library for the Performing Arts.
See
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lichtenstein, Roy
,
60

Ligon, Glenn,
60

Lincoln Center

    
artistic cooperation within,
107–110

    
Channel
13
, tenancy of,
36
,
299

    
common functions of,
24

    
Dance in Cinema series,
299

    
emeriti group,
294–295

    
as engine of economic development,
80
,
110–113
,
216
,
300

    
fashion shows at,
170–171

    
fund-raising,
245–246

    
generating additional earned revenue,
164

    
Harvard Business School, relationship with,
40
,
299

    
international advisory councils, creation of,
300

    
lack of leadership accountability at,
22

    
as leader of redevelopment,
72

    
Lincoln Center Development Project,
74–75

    
maintenance costs,
163–164

    
as member of 65th Street Group,
70
,
72

    
redevelopment, summary of,
16–18
,
247–251

    
rental of facilities,
164–165
,
299

    
trustees, assessment of,
224

    
trustees, building personal relationships among,
104–106

    
trustees, expansion of,
33–35
,
294–295
,
300

    
See also
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Lincoln Center, funding of redevelopment

    
dynamic ticket pricing,
37

    
facility fee, introduction of,
37

    
federal and state funds, acquisition of,
41

    
fund-raising efforts,
71–75
,
79–84
,
94–95

    
galas, additional,
38–39

    
institutional consulting practice,
40
,
296

    
parking garage, maximization of revenue from,
37

    
publication of books on performing arts,
37

    
rental income, maximization of,
41

    
staff services, sales of,
37

Lincoln Center, redevelopment of 2002, situation in,
1
,
3
,
66

    
architects, coordination among,
106–107

    
board of directors and trustees, contributions by,
39
,
80

    
City Council approval of,
100–101

    
concessions to constituents,
78–79

    
cost of,
79

    
footbridge, pedestrian,
78
,
238–239
,
242–243

    
fountain, redesign of,
90–91
,
202

    
funding for (
See
Lincoln Center, funding of redevelopment
)

    
garage access,
103–104

    
goals for,
70–71

    
impediments to,
23–24

    
incentives for participation in,
71
,
73–78

    
leadership challenges,
25

    
media coverage of,
2
,
113–114

    
meetings about,
83–84

    
new board leadership at,
18

    
normal activities, continuity of during construction,
102

    
parking garage, renovation of,
37
,
85–86

    
performance venues, variety of,
56–58

    
performing art, selection of,
58–59

    
programs, planning of,
52–53

    
public spaces, improvement of,
73–74
,
95–100

    
restaurants and catering,
36
,
38
,
110–111
,
299

    
summary of,
16–18
,
247–248

    
veto power, agreement about use of,
77

    
visual art,
59–64

    
See also
Alice Tully Hall
;
Avery Fisher Hall
; Juillard School; New York State Theater

Lincoln Center Commons,
18

Lincoln Center Corporate Advisory Group,
296

Lincoln Center Corporate Fund,
295

Lincoln Center Development Project,
74–75

Lincoln Center Education board,
295

Lincoln Center Festival,
53–58
,
108

Lincoln Center Festival, productions of

    
The Angel Project
(Warner),
57
,
58

    
Boris Godunov
(Mussorgsky),
55

    
The Demons (aka The Possessed),
57

    
Die Soldaten
(Zimmermann),
53–54

    
Druid Theater of Galway, three plays by Tom Murphy,
56

    
DruidSynge
(Synge),
55

    
Fables of La Fontaine,
58

    
Grand Kabuki Theater Company,
56

    
Grendel
(Taymor),
108

    
Julius Caesar
(Shakespeare),
55

    
King Lear
(Shakespeare),
55

    
Kirov Opera Company,
108

    
Les Ephemeres
(Ariane Mnouchkine and Le Theatre de Soleil),
55

    
Macbeth
(Shakespeare),
56

    
The Maids
(Genet),
56

    
New York Philharmonic,
108

    
The Passenger
(Weinberg),
55

    
Prokofiev Marathon,
108

    
Ring Cycle
(Wagner),
108

    
Romeo and Juliet
(Shakespeare),
55

    
San Francisco Ballet,
108

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