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Each member of an orchestra plays a crucial part. Each works hard to be their best, then shares their best to bring out the best in the people around them. They each lead by bringing their best selves to bear on a common vision, common goals. How they perform, individually and together, grows from the values they share.<\/p>\n

Leaders do not try to play all the instruments by themselves. They\u00a0practice on their own, developing skills and understanding.\u00a0Leaders work together to create harmony, balance, and rhythm.<\/p>\n

Even when they are working their hardest, the leaders are still playing.<\/p>\n

I have read that if you want to conduct the orchestra, you must turn your back to the audience. That is true, but none of the leaders in an orchestra is really facing the audience. They are working and playing together, focusing on creating their best shared performance. They are doing their best together to serve the audience.<\/p>\n

There are times when people working together make a lot of discordant noise. They each may try to\u00a0play all the parts\u00a0without any help, or\u00a0head in different directions.<\/p>\n

As they become\u00a0the leaders they have the potential to be, leadership sets the tone.<\/p>\n

Who sets the tone for your leadership?<\/p>\n

What rhythms, balance, and harmony is your leadership creating today?<\/p>\n

[Image by\u00a0chrisbb@prodigy.net<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"