"Leadership is a performing art, and you can never be too good at it."
This statement is one of the key points made by Wharton School Professor Steward D. Friedman on his Harvard Publishing blog in You Are a Leader (Really!)
I have some background in music performance and the link between leadership and performance resonated with me. Any performance art is clearly a skill that is never completely mastered.
Music virtuosos never stop practicing. As for leaders, the same requirement holds true. As Friedman writes,
Selfishly, I confess that my primary motivation for writing and sharing from this blog is to learn. And now, at 6:30 AM I am ready to go to work to practice my performance art, a little more inspired that I was at 6:00 AM. I believe I can make a difference.
Thanks for reading. Please lead quietly and keep practicing and learning.
Don
I have some background in music performance and the link between leadership and performance resonated with me. Any performance art is clearly a skill that is never completely mastered.
Music virtuosos never stop practicing. As for leaders, the same requirement holds true. As Friedman writes,
It's the same with leaders. The best ones commit to learning continually, because they want to make a difference.
Selfishly, I confess that my primary motivation for writing and sharing from this blog is to learn. And now, at 6:30 AM I am ready to go to work to practice my performance art, a little more inspired that I was at 6:00 AM. I believe I can make a difference.
Thanks for reading. Please lead quietly and keep practicing and learning.
Don
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