It's like that short space of time before word floats up to the C-suite that the brash outside consultants brought in by the new CEO have been spending their time making copies of virtually every database and system in the business.
(Translation: only a business where the CEO absolutely ruled both the board and the business would even think about risking something like this.)
As for the arts-related moves, taking over the KC board is likely a simple status move. Those board seats in NYC can't be bought with millions of dollars in contributions.
There are people who make every effort to pay at little as possible to go to the opera, and there are people who make every effort to pay as much as possible to go to the opera.