TEDxAmericanRiviera - Eugene Lee - Breathing Together - Leadership Lessons from Musical Ensembles

About Eugene Lee
Eugene Lee is the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors at Socialtext. Lee oversees day-to-day management and operational control over all aspects of Socialtext's business, including driving product direction and development, strategic alliances, and scaling the sales, marketing and support organizations globally.

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[Eugene Lee]

Lynneliz1949 - thank you for your kind remarks!

[lynneliz1949]

Eugene, Thank you for an excellent TEDx Talk. My elevator speech is often "I am the conductor of a finely tuned orchestra". Your talk really brought it to life. I have been inspired by Daniel Pink and his thoughts about bringing the right brain into the corporate world.  Your talk represents his points in the book 'The Whole New Mind'. Thank you for sharing your idea of 'coach to the concept not the technique'. I also like your point of a of 'a real live performance dashboard. Great talk.

[Eugene Lee]

Thank you!

[Susan Lin]

This is not to be missed! Mr. Lee is truly inspiring - he offers a wonderfully innovative way of approaching leadership and teamwork. He shows how everyday teams and organizations can find their greatest potential through the framework of musical direction and collaboration, whether the team is led by a director or is operating together without one. 

[Joshua Kim]

this is a really nice leadership video

[Ralf Lippold]

Awesome.

[Claire Callahan Goodman]

Wow this guy has got it totally backwards. No sound issues from the baton. Get rid of the conductor, as talented as she me be, and the orchestra will play Tchaikowsky's 4th EXACTLY the SAME. Check it out - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. No conductor. Guess what, musicians can figure out bowings, phrasings, etc. by themselves. The conductor can go on thinking he's "interpreting" the music - he isn't. The players are.