I am not sure how I initially I found it, but was intrigued to watch a particular TED Talk video. Italy Talgam, a career orchestra conductor, shares the relationship between famous conductors and the members of the orchestra. The leadership that one must provide gives significant insight to business leaders. I found a valuable parallelism to team managers, and as project managers as well (the latter being close to my heart professionally.)
Just some of the significant tidbits I absorbed:
• Build appropriate Control, not Demand, into your team
• The leader must build a partnership
• When it is needed, and only when it is needed, authority must be there
• Give instruction, ensure responsibility, ensure effective communication is present
• Don't forget the other participants, such as the audience (i.e., your customers), and the builder of the instruments (i.e., your implicit support team)
· And #4 from the 10 Commandments for Conductors: Never look at the trombones — it only encourages them. (which I found humorous since I played trombone in my earlier years)
Check out the full TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_conductors.html
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