Saturday, March 10, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Masters
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This entertaining and provocative session examines essential skills of innovative leaders, using examples from the great jazz masters. Because improvisation is the heart and soul of their art, jazz musicians are among the most consistently creative professionals of our time, improvising their music night after night, taking calculated risks to produce results. These musicians must be ever-resilient in the moment and over time, inventing and accommodating rapid change, and their experiences contain vital lessons for any leader navigating change while trying to sustain a unified vision.

Drawing on his extensive knowledge of jazz history, Smithsonian curator, author, jazz pianist, and NPR commentator John Edward Hasse shares some of these lessons to inspire leaders to be more creative, collaborative, and disciplined.