The Philantrepreneur Journal JAN 2015 | Page 21

What a Music Conductor Knows About Leadership Ralph J. Stalter, Jr. Chairman, Advisory Board of the Cultural Corridor Theatre Center; management consultant to Nevada Repertory, Nevada’s only member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres (LORT). RalphStalterConsulting.com Conductors and leaders inspire the highest possible performance from the groups that they lead. M y wife, Patti, and I had the wondrous good fortune to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s first “Music and the Spoken Word” broadcast of the Holiday Season in Salt Lake City this past Thanksgiving weekend. What a truly inspirational, unique, and memorable performance (and venue). On the drive home, I realized that a music conductor has to know a great deal about leadership! I also remembered that leadership coac Y