For the past decade Michael Gold has been using the model of the jazz ensemble to introduce business leadership to new perspectives drawn from the world of the arts; perspectives that reinforce team-building, creative problem solving and interactive management skills.
Michael's extensive background in music, academia and business was essential in developing Jazz Impact. He held various senior management positions in the real estate and financial services industries, holds a Ph.D. in music and created and ran Vassar College's first jazz program.
Michael has keynoted for Fortune 500 Companies worldwide since 2000 and was the Fleck Fellow at The Banff Centre for Leadership in 2008. He has lectured at the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business and has been delivering arts-based learning modules for The Executive MBA and Leadership Development Programs at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University since 2006. He has performed as a bassist with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world since 1975.
For the past decade Michael Gold has been using the model of the jazz ensemble to introduce business leadership to new perspectives drawn from the world of the arts; perspectives that reinforce team-building, creative problem solving and interactive management skills.
Michael's extensive background in music, academia and business was essential in developing Jazz Impact. He held various senior management positions in the real estate and financial services industries, holds a Ph.D. in music and created and ran Vassar College's first jazz program.
Michael has keynoted for Fortune 500 Companies worldwide since 2000 and was the Fleck Fellow at The Banff Centre for Leadership in 2008. He has lectured at the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business and has been delivering arts-based learning modules for The Executive MBA and Leadership Development Programs at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University since 2006. He has performed as a bassist with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world since 1975.
The Jazz Ensemble as a Model for High Performance Teams
Teamwork
The jazz model is used as a catalyst to focus deeper understanding around building safe behaviors, attention to detail, clear communication, maintaining a questioning & receptive attitude, and fluid transition between leading and support.
These are some of the parallel dynamics that pertain to both the context of jazz and that of most organization:
- Accountability
- Trust as a verb
- Self...
The Jazz Ensemble as a Model for Cross-Functional Accountability
Collaboration and Integration
This session builds on Team Building to develop a deeper understanding of the dynamic between individuals and teams. Focus is on dynamic leadership, managing uncertainty and change, productive use of friction, learning from error, and the art of constant improvement.
Engagement in the dynamics of the jazz ensemble helps build an experiential understanding of these common...
The Jazz Ensemble as a Model for Managing Competition
Competition
In any collaborative setting where technical capability plays a central role, competition plays an important role. This session builds on Collaboration to develop a deeper understanding of the functional and dysfunctional qualities of competition.
The competitive dynamics at play in the ensemble create a platform for relevant and transparent discussion about competition in and between highly skilled professionals.
- Internal...
The Jazz Ensemble as a Model for Innovation
Continuous Improvement & Education
Leadership is as much of a performing art as it is a science. Learning, Mentoring and Innovation are critical components in collaborative performance. This program illustrates the relationship between structural discipline (rules and protocol), improvisation and how iterative improvisation leads to innovation and continuous improvement.
Jazz performance is used to explore the role of mentoring, situated learning,...
Understanding Serendipity- The Jazz Impact Keynote
Serendipity and The Capabilities of The Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Impact Keynote offers a compelling model to enhance individual and corporate
performance in rapidly changing global contexts
Q: Name an organization that has successfully innovated for over 100 years, has continually produced new product, has forged a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry, has fundamentally influenced and changed...
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G.G.
To say "thank you" for what you delivered to the Fresh Eyes Leadership Program seems woefully inadequate. More specifically, I am deeply appreciative of the value you brought to our new program. I am in awe of your talent and passion for the music. The amount of work, rehearsal and effort you invested in this program brings new definition to "going above and beyond." Grace Gorringe Office of Leadership and Organization Development, Mayo Clinic
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C.O.
The music was phenomenal; the presentation was dead on and you received the only standing ovation the entire conference. Bravo!"
