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Post by beccabourgeois on Sept 3, 2013 13:49:47 GMT -6
I have never heard of the idea that "entrepreneurs should be like music conductors", but I think this is a great metaphor to use. Entrepreneurs play such an important role in leading their group. Just like music conductors with their backs turned away from the audience, they are not always seen. However, they are the ones who bring their employees together to make a team that works pleasantly together. Being a great leader is being able to help your employees to build up the success of the business that you're producing.
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Post by Holland Bussell on Sept 3, 2013 15:46:09 GMT -6
There is no better way to define the role of a leader than with John Caplan's analogy to a symphony conductor. The conductor's role is to influence the pace and give cues for the orchestra on when the proper time for them to make their entrance into the piece. That would be how I envision myself as a leader or how I would want my boss to be. Just like at the workplace all the chaos and commotion needs to be controlled and guided by the leaders.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 4, 2013 7:55:43 GMT -6
Instant MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses like an Orchestra
Caplan's describes a great comparison between a musical conductor and a leader. In my opinion a leader is someone who can bring out the best ideas from a group and find ways to merge all the ideas together to reach one specific goal. The musical conductor does the same. He/she stands in the front and listens during practice and lets the performers know when to fix something or cues them in to start playing. Whether it be a musical conductor or a leader of a group, if the head person does not perform to the best of their abilities, odds are the group members will slack off and not perform to the best of theirs. A leader is an important role in any group function.
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Post by katiesnyder on Sept 5, 2013 8:33:00 GMT -6
Instant MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra I agree with this article in that leaders strive to get people to understand the business while entrepreneurship run the business. Just like an orchestra, they all perform as one but one single person leads it. If someone messed up it can mess up the whole orchestra. The leader is able to help others succeed and perform at there highest ability.
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Post by dradecker on Sept 5, 2013 10:59:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
A good leader should definitely run their business this way. When the article talks about the Orchestra, and how the conductor is important but his back is to the audience, another point comes to mind. A good leader should be willing to sacrafice being noticed or praised and focus more on the success of whatever he or she may be conducting. Although the conductors back is to the audience, he or she is only concerned with their orchestra and helping them work together to be the best they can be.
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Post by trey on Sept 5, 2013 11:28:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
Managers need to realize they are vital fact of making the business machine run. It is not about self marketing and showing what you can do. It's making the moves and leading your employees so that they make the correct decisions. Without the leadership of the manager, or conductor, the entire operation falls apart.
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Post by kformaggio on Sept 5, 2013 17:53:29 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
Caplan stresses that to be a good leader, entrepreneurs must create a team-oriented culture rather than a competitive one. Like an orchestra, every member of a team may have separate jobs and responsibilities. However, to make the team function properly, just like with an orchestra, a manager (conductor) must direct team members to work together to succeed in their goals and make beautiful music. Any group of employees can 'get the job done' separately when necessary, but it takes a good leader to create a team that strives to create something bigger, to create something beautiful.
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Post by natjohnson90 on Sept 6, 2013 11:47:55 GMT -6
I want to start off and say, I like the example John Caplan gave about the leadership and the conductor of a orchestra. This is a good article because it let you know there is a difference between entrepreneurship and leadership. John Caplan said entrepreneurs should be like music conductors. They back is turned to the audience but he is the most important person on the stage because he is leading the orchestra. The same thing can apply in the business world. That's why I agree with this article.
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Post by boris on Sept 6, 2013 15:30:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
A great leader should be able to orchestrate everything so it runs smoothly. Without a great leader the whole orchestra will collapse and be out of tune. Leaders should be able to guide their employees through the right path and give them the right tools to succeed at their job. Once there the leader should make sure everything is running good and on the same path. The leader should not be controlling or make the employees have fear, he/she should be part of the orchestra and work with everyone in symphony.
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Post by lana.guay on Sept 7, 2013 10:38:02 GMT -6
It's important in any company that the leader takes charge and makes sure things run smoothly in their business. The leader is there to make sure each person who has a certain part, combines with others in a team effort to make the business run well, just like an orchestra. The leader needs to know what works for each group and what doesn't, and help them put it all together. A leader should also help to watch and motivate everyone.
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Post by sbardwell on Sept 7, 2013 14:38:20 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
Comparing leading a people to being a conductor to an orchestra is quite imaginative. I agree with Mr. Caplan in this aspect. An orchestra can perform without a leader, or with a very weak leader, but it can reach its full performance potential when lead by a strong leader. This works the same within business. A business can run for a while without a leader or even with weak leadership, but eventually it will meet with failure due to lack of focused vision. A strong leader guides it members in a shared direction, allowing them to perform at their most effective level. Leaders do not always receive the attention they deserve, because most people only see shared business outcome. I initially thought this article was by the CEO of the Indian loan service, Western Sky. So I immediately searched Open Sky which turns out to be an online store which carries many cool products, one of which is a bacon marshmallow bar…you really should check it out.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Sept 7, 2013 20:02:01 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
With Leadership comes a dream and with that dream comes a vision and with that vision comes a team that keeps a driving force within the company because without great employees coms a great leader. A leader should always find ways to help other people make the music that builds the business that they are trying to create. Your entrepreneurs should be the music conductors and make things happen.
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Post by stephaniemeyer on Sept 8, 2013 8:06:05 GMT -6
"That's the role of being a great leader. Being able to help other people make the music that builds the business that you're creating." This quote from the article spoke volumes to me. As a new teacher, I hope to make my role that of the orchestra leader who enables my students to be the best they can be. I learned from some of my own managers in the past how to be the best manager I could be. These managers were the ones who lead by example and who got on the floor with us. Because they made us feel equal and important to the success of the business, we admired them and wanted to be like them. They were "orchestra conductors" and I became one myself. Now, I'm hoping to do the same in the classroom with my students each year.
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Post by brentgruber on Sept 8, 2013 15:35:06 GMT -6
I really like the subject of this article. It is very important for managers to be leaders and to be able to realize the big picture. They are there to make sure that everything goes accordingly and that there are no hiccups in the any plans. They should be able to lead their team and make sure that all actions benefit the final picture. The leader/manager should be able to make sure that the team is working as one unit and not separately all with different agendas.
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Post by dipanjali1 on Sept 8, 2013 20:06:40 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: OpenSky CEO Says Leaders Should Run Their Businesses Like An Orchestra
There is a clear distinction between entrepreneurship and leadership. An entrepreneur owns the business while the leader directs the organization to the path of success. It lies in the hands of a good leader for a company to either succeed or fail. A good leader commands and coordinates the whole group and brings the final output to the table. It is very logical to compare the leaders to the orchestra. An orchestra leads the whole group in making a musical piece, similarly leaders guide the whole team and directs them towards the goal.
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