IMD-3-2056 © 2008
Peiperl, Maury
At the start of the procedure the leader understands little-to-nothing about carrying out, and the "fans" have to teach him how to do his job. To make matters complex, the leader's very first language is English however the language of the orchestra is French. Routine title slides set out, one by one, 9 guidelines for leading a group of specialists "who understand more about your job than you do".
Knowing goals: 1) To show how aspiration to fail is required to finding out, how finding out from one's skilled fans is one essential method to end up being competent, and how openness to (and humour about) one's own errors can lead to advance in the face of relatively difficult probabilities. 2) To captivate (this is one of the funniest videos in our collection). 3) To show the problem of leading a group that speaks a various languages than one's own.
Subjects: Leadership; Learning; Failure; OB; Music; Theatre; Performance; Expert; Professional; Professor; Direction; Conducting; Art; Follies; Geneva; Drama; Play; Management; Influence; Growth; Persistence; Resilience; Achievement; Rehearsal; Practice; Feedback; Reality; Critical; Audience; Openness; Culture; Language
Settings: Geneva; Switzerland; Performing arts; 300; 2007
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