a blog on leadership - for conductors, arts leaders, musicians

I'm curious about ideas from other industries and how they apply to us.

Did you know that job satisfaction rates for orchestral musicians ranked below that of prison guards?

I help musicians feel more valued, seen, and fulfilled.

What I do

Optimize work culture for purpose and growth

Create conditions for most satisfied musicians

Promote psychological safety for high-performing teams

Leverage people-first leadership for artistic excellence

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My guest content

Podium Time - Podcast guest
3 steps to be a better leader

PM World Journal - Interview
Passion, Integrity, & Servant Leadership

12Petals - Fireside Chat
Humanizing Leadership

Notes from the Podium - Article
We're in the business of happiness

Canton Symphony - Podcast
Orchestrating Change

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Notes from the Podium

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View fullsize Last year, I ran an informal survey about fears. I wonder what are musicians afraid of when we do our work? Are my fears the same as yours? I asked people to rank 12 fears, and the top 3 that emerged were: 1️⃣ Underperformance 2️⃣ Embarrassment 3️⃣
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View fullsize "The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken." - Warren Buffet #quote #habit #leadership #leader #conductor
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View fullsize Do you ever feel like you have something valuable to give, and yet, you don't feel seen for that full value? that you don't feel recognized for your full potential? I feel some version of it every day, and I'm sure I'm not alone. For me, the first
View fullsize Metrics are the foundations for our decisions and actions. And...have you ever considered that metrics could ALSO be our problem? We feel safety and certainty in knowing we relied on hard rules, metrics, and boundaries to get us where we are. What
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View fullsize "As a leader, you can be the one to ignite more humanity at work. Take time to pause and reflect on how you may be contributing to a work environment where people are disengaged. Your people are watching you all the time, taking cues from what y