Nov 25, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Emotional Intelligence (Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves) Much of our Western education focuses on what is deemed to be most important, such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). These are important,...
Nov 25, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Developing the Leaders Around You (John Maxwell). One of the most important things a musician and artist can hope to achieve is to influence those around them to a point where they can carry on the legacy, methodology,...
Nov 25, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpt from the book, Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: Building Blocks for a Better Life (John Wooden, Jay Carty). A musician and artist will not succeed as a result of his or her talent, but rather by a comprehensive outlook on life that is...
Nov 19, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader (Herminia Ibarra). In this continuation of the book, information is given to help the musician and artist develop an ever-widening sphere of influence. And influence is the core...
Nov 19, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader (Herminia Ibarra). As an artist and musician, the role and value of leadership is rarely discussed. However, to create lasting influence in culture, it requires development in these...
Nov 19, 2025 | Music Leadership
The following contains excerpts from the resource, “A Leader’s Guide to Innovation” (Carnegie Training Institute). Having been involved in Classical music, I noticed early on a phenomenon that became particularly important in a musician’s career path, and that was the...