Artists - Meet Henri Fayol

Henri Fayol wasn’t an artist but he was one of the founders of the art of management. He was one of the first to take a look at an organization and come up with some basic principles of management that should be applied to organizations of all types and sizes. If you run, manage or work for an organization you should really consider what Henri Fayol had to say.

One thing in common that all successful businesses share is that they are well managed - and successful art businesses are no different! Whether your art business is large or small, whether you devote full time or part-time to your art business, or if you manage other people or other people manage you, then learning about management is one of the keys to success in business.

One of the early classics on management, General and Industrial Management was written by Henri Fayol in 1916. He was in charge of a mining operation in France at the turn of the 19th century and was responsible for over a 1,000 employees. Fayol came up with 14 principles of management which you should become familiar with. Some of his ideas have become tempered in the 21st century but they still provide a good foundation upon which to build your management skills.

In the linked article I will take a look at Fayol's 14 management principles and how you can apply them to your art business. Good Luck!

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