Hallo Marcel,

Vandaag heb ik een TEDtalk bekeken die tijdens ons TEDtalk-event op KiB 2012 ook getoond is. Aanleiding was de NRC-column van Ben Tiggelaar die schreef over de masterclass van de 77-jarige topdirigent en leiderschapscoach Ben Zander. Zanders boodschap aan managers en leiders die hij keer op keer herhaald, is:

Now, I had an amazing experience. I was 45 years old, I’d been conducting for 20 years, and I suddenly had a realization. The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. But the conductor doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. And that changed everything for me. It was totally life-changing. People in my orchestra said,“Ben, what happened?” That’s what happened. I realized my job was to awaken possibility in other people. And of course, I wanted to know whether I was doing that. How do you find out? You look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it. 

Zolang leidinggevenden niet op die twinkeling in onze ogen letten, luisteren we naar de andere boodschap die Zanders vaak tegen zijn studenten zegt:

Je moet voorbij de fuck it-grens gaan. Je moet je passie en energie laten zien.

Een wijs man 🙂
Groet,
Judith