Surviving Leadership

Over the past ten or so years there has been an explosion of theories about leadership with an accompanying and ever burgeoning canon of books and research papers on the subject. The majority focus on the development of skills in the individuals who are to take the pole position, and drawing on wide ranging examples from business, sport, the arts etc. One frequently cited example is the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra. Indeed many conductors have been quick to exploit this new avenue as an adjunct to their own promotion.

The purpose of this presentation will be to right the balance and talk not of what it is to lead, but what it means to be led. we will examine some of the hidden and highly refined processes of communication and team work generated by musical ensembles independent of the conductor and explore their relevance in influencing better leadership practice in business.

Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer was a member of the London Symphony Orchestra for 14 years working with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Sir George Solti, Pierre Boulez, and John Williams. He subsequently became Head of Education at the Royal Opera House, leaving to work independently as the creative director of Creative Arts Net (www.creative-arts.net) and managing director of the corporate communications consultancy Sound Strategies (www.sound-strategies.co.uk) with clients ranging from InterContinental Hotel Group to Mars.

He has been education advisor to the Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras for 12 years, and recently was appointed as streategic advisor to the Orquestra Simfonica del Valles, Spain. Still a performer, he devotes more time to jazz, reserving his sole classical involvement to playing chamber music with the Empress of Japan.

http://www.sound-strategies.co.uk/

Before the Coffee Break

Decision Making: Introducing the DASA test

Roy Morgan

Roy Morgan will give a short talk on Decision Making using a new psychological test: the DASA, which he has been working on with some colleagues at The University of London.

Roy will be launching this approach this autumn with an on-line version of the test and will be training affiliates and users. Any RG colleagues who are interested will be offered special workshops on this approach. Roy would like to introduce the DASA approach to RG and get feedback and guidance on how to tailor this new idea and adapt the concept to a business oriented environment.

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