Here's an excerpt from Lessons From a Maestro:

As an orchestra conductor, I lead my team of musicians from a very different platform than a business leader does. But you may be surprised at how similar my challenges can be to the ones learning executives are now facing. Conductors are sometimes forced to wrest success from a seemingly hopeless situation.

A few years ago, a well-known orchestra in one of Europe’s major capitals was to perform under my direction for hundreds of conference-goers. However, after only 15 seconds into the first — and only — rehearsal, I realized that the orchestra was far less prepared than I’d expected. Five minutes in, I concluded that this orchestra was probably populated by substitute players, most of whom had never even played this piece. And by the seven-minute mark, I fully apprehendedhow desperate the situation was. I would need another hour and a half of rehearsal to whip this group into shape, but I had only 53 minutes left.

Read the complete article in the CLO Magazine by clicking here.