The Weekly Minute - March 29, 2024
It’s been a tough week at the Wagner house. The kids and myself have been battling a variety of sicknesses for over a week.
With a house full of kids, I think it’s safe to say we’ll have 15 more years of diseases rolling in and out of our house on a daily basis.
Now, onto what I’d like to share this week:
First of all, Happy Good Friday — and Happy Easter!
Famous conductors
Here’s a useful metaphor:
Famous conductors are often judged for an hour or two on stage. They wear expensive clothes, make dramatic gestures and receive ovations. They also get paid a lot to carry a very little stick and they’re the only one on stage who doesn’t make noise.
But it turns out that none of these things are what makes a great conductor. It’s a form of leadership that happens in private, but once in a while, we see it on stage.
What we’re not seeing:
Conductors set the agenda.
They have done the reading and understand what has come before.
They work to establish the culture of the organization.
They amplify the hard work and esprit de corps of some, while working to damp down the skeptics within the organization.
They figure out which voices to focus on, when.
They have less power than it appears, and use their position to lead, not manage.
They show up to rehearsal with an agenda and a path forward.
They raise money.
They transform a lot of ‘me’s’ into one ‘us’.
They develop a point of view. And they balance it with what the listener, the patron and the musicians all need.
They stick with it for decades.
As customers change, you must change too
As customers change, you must change too.
Time Billionaires
Via Graham Duncan + Tim Ferriss
1 million seconds = 11 days
1 billion seconds = 31 years
We all admire people like Warren Buffett. But he’s 91 years old. No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy another billion seconds. Cherish it.
My Thought for the Weekend
Never be married to an idea that used to work. People change. Behaviors change.
You can't get complacent or you will you lose in the long run.
