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(5 pp). According to business leadership author,
De Pree "...one way to think about leadership is
to consider a jazz band. Jazz-band leaders must
choose the music, find the right musicians, and
perform-in public. But the effect of the
performance depends on so many things- the
environment, the volunteers in the band, the need
for everybody to perform as individuals, and as a
group, the absolute dependence of the leader on
the members of the band, the need of the leader for
\the followers to play well."
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the need for everybody to perform as individuals, and as a group, the absolute dependence of the leader on the members of the band, the need of the leader for
the followers to play well." BBldrjzz.doc LEADERSHIP JAZZ by Max De Pree (1993) Written by B. Bryan Babcock
for the Paperstore, Inc., February 2001 Introduction According to De Pree "...one way to think about leadership is to consider a jazz band. Jazz-band leaders must choose
the music, find the right musicians, and perform-in public. But the effect of the performance depends on so many things- the environment, the volunteers in the band, the need for
everybody to perform as individuals, and as a group, the absolute dependence of the leader on the members of the band, the need of the leader for the followers to
play well." Leadership as an Art Form If you feel that leadership has hard and fast rules for everyone, this book is probably not for you. If you feel
that you might be looking for some leadership information that will blend with your personal style, and give you a chance to try out some of your own ideas, then
pull up a chair. De Pree correlates the skills of a jazz musician: improvisation, innovation, freedom, and inspiration, with working in a leadership capacity. Use of personal
story: Personal storytelling, although sometimes criticized as "too touchy-feely," has several strengths as a teaching tool. The primary one is that humans just seem to like a good
story, and will give it their attention. When used as a teaching mechanism, the story usually has a point, or something to think about; and storytelling is a non-abrasive
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