Never Look at the Trombones

About this time last year I wrote an article called Leadership in the White Space in which I quoted an orchestra conductor who emphasized what all leaders know: "There's a lot that goes on between the notes."

Recently, I discovered a wonderful TED lecture from Itay Talgam, who provides living examples of how six great twentieth-century conductors led without saying a word. (Talgam's home page is here.)

If nothing else, it's a complete course in body language.

It also pays, as you watch the lecture (and as you lead in 2010) to always remember Richard Strauss's rule #4: "Never look at the trombones--it only encourages them."  Of course, you already know who the trombones are in your organization.

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