Maestro: A Surprising Story about Leading by Listening

A conductor reveals powerful leadership lessons by explaining the inner workings of a symphony orchestra

Roger Nierenberg, a veteran conductor, is the creator of The Music Paradigm, a unique program that invites people to sit INSIDE a professional symphony orchestra as the musicians and conductor solve problems together.

He captures that experience in Maestro: A Surprising Story about Leading by Listening, a parable about a rising executive tough challenges. The narrator befriends an orchestra conductor and is inspired to think about leadership and communication in an entirely new way.

For instance:

1. A maestro doesn’t micromanage, but encourages others to develop their own solutions. There’s a big difference between conducting and trying to play all the instruments.
2. A maestro helps people feel ownership of the whole piece, not just their individual parts.
3. A maestro leads by listening. When people sense genuine open-mindedness, they offer more of their talent. If not, they get defensive and hold back their best ideas.

Truly great leaders, whether conductors striving for perfect harmony or CEOs reaching for excellence, act with a vision of their organization at its best.

About The Author:
Roger Nierenberg, Charismatic, inspirational, passionate about his art, Roger Nierenberg carries with him all of the hallmarks of a great artist. As a conductor, he has performed around the world, coaxing his orchestras to new and higher levels of performance and providing his audiences with peak musical experiences.

Roger has pioneered new ways to help companies and their executive teams improve their own performances in the workplace. Using the orchestra to stand for any dynamic organization, he shows companies how to bring their people together to work towards positive change to their organizations.

Roger is a celebrated, longtime conductor who has worked with many of the world’s best orchestras. Roger has also worked with hundreds of major companies, government organizations, leading educational institutions, and global consulting firms throughout the world, helping them address: restructuring and reorganizing, cultural transformation, innovation and creativity, globalization, new leadership, merger and consolidation, cross-functional teamwork, new mission and strategy, and high performance.