Here’s a typically thought provoking session from TED. Conductor Itay Talgam uses videos of conductors leading performances as a launching point for reflecting on leadership.
For organizations that depend on the active and creative engagement of their knowledge workers (who doesn’t), Talgam’s perspective is especially relevant.
Also tagged managementSomeday I’ll manage to get myself to a TED conference.In the meantime, I will continue to take advantage of the wonderful TED videos. Benjamin Zander is someone whose work on leadership I’ve appreciated in the past. The Art of Possibility, coauthored with his wife Rosamund Stone Zander, remains one of the most useful books on [...]
Also tagged Benjamin ZanderEarlier this year, I reviewed Your Inner CEO, by Allan Cox. In the course of that, I’ve actually had the pleasure of meeting Allan and getting to know him. I think it was Ross Mayfield of SocialText who introduced us. Allan is an existence proof that nice guys can be very successful.
One of the things [...]
