For 20 years, in addition to conducting orchestras around the world, Itay Talgam has been a “conductor of people” for companies large and small, for CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as well as startup entrepreneurs, and beyond. Drawing on his decades of experience on the podium, he teaches non-musicians how conducting really works and how the conductor’s art can help leaders in any field — and why imposing one’s vision on one’s people is likely to backfire. Talgam explores the nuances of leadership by describing the distinctive styles of six world-famous conductors: the commanding Riccardo Muti, the fatherly and passionate Arturo Toscanini, the calm Richard Strauss, the guru-like Herbert von Karajan, the dancing Carlos Kleiber, and the master of dialogue Leonard Bernstein.
Title: The Ignorant Maestro: How Great Leaders Inspire Unpredictable Brilliance
Author: Itay Talgam
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Available: 5/19/2015
$26.95
Pages: 240
