Creativity and Arts in Organizations and Society (CAOS)
Aalto early-career research community exploring art and creativity in organizations and society
CAOS Research Seminar with Dr. Pauliina Valtasaari | Leadership in Arts Organizations – “Stardust” or Ordinary Working Life?
The CAOS network welcomes Dr. Pauliina Valtasaari for a research seminar that examines leadership in arts organizations through a human-centered and wellbeing-oriented lens. Drawing on her unique professional trajectory from orchestral musician to work supervisor and orchestra manager, Dr. Valtasaari combines first-hand managerial experience with qualitative research to explore leadership beyond romanticized notions of artistic “stardust.” The seminar is organized in collaboration with the Organizational Communication unit of Aalto University School of Business.
When
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Where
Ekonominaukio 1, Espoo
Department of Management Studies, 2nd floor, U213
Event language(s)
English
Dr. Valtasaari's CAOS seminar talk sheds light on the specific challenges of leading in the symphony orchestra context: What does it mean to be responsible for the work and wellbeing of over a hundred highly skilled artists? What kinds of leadership practices are needed in environments shaped by strong professional identities, high performance pressures, and intense emotional and creative labor? And how can management in the arts move beyond the romantic image of “stardust” toward a more sustainable and ordinary—yet no less meaningful—working life? She invites us to rethink leadership through a humanistic, research-based, and context-sensitive lens, offering insights that resonate well beyond the arts sector.
Pauliina Valtasaari is a Doctor of Music (D.Mus.), orchestra manager, professional supervisor, cognitive short-term therapist, and lecturer specializing in occupational wellbeing in arts and culture. She currently works as an orchestra manager at the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, where her work focuses on musicians’ wellbeing, professional development, and sustainable working practices. In addition to her current role, she has previously worked as a specialist in artists’ wellbeing at the Arts Promotion Centre Finland and served as President of the Finnish Music Medicine Association from 2020 to 2023.
More information about the speaker is available here: https://www.pauliinavaltasaari.com
Organizational Communication
Research and teaching in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on the social and communicative practices through which organizations, communities, and societies are managed and organized.