A wonderful TED presentation delivered by Itay Talgam.  An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge - creating perfect harmony without saying a word.  In this delightful presentation, through demonstrating the styles of six great 20th Century conductors, Talgam illustrates how conductors do just that and in so doing provides an interesting metaphor for all leaders. I particularly like his comment on how it is not just the conductors story that is important but how it is important to enable other peoples stories to be heard at the same time.  I hope you enjoy it.

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