Music and Leadership

The classical music conductor is considered by many to be the perfect representation of the successful, empowering leader. Leading a classical music orchestra demands exceptional leadership qualities and styles.Twenty-first century thought leaders point out to the importance of interdisciplinary learning as key to leading businesses and other professional fields forward. Knowledge and experiences from leaders in other disciplines open new visions as to the art of leadership.Music & Leadership is a novel leadership concept, answering the current business world call for new concepts and frameworks within which to understand leadership of today and tomorrow. Exploring and discovering leadership through the lens of the classical music conductor and orchestra, the objective of this book is to trigger yourability to think creatively and critically appraise your own leadership style and behavioural patterns and how you can implement lessons learned from this book in your working environment.By looking into the work of the music conductor and orchestra, the executive is offered a new way of thinking about business and leadership.