Somewhere I recently read that
great leaders serve, love, and remember.
Improvisational leaders serve by "comping" other perfomers. Comping is a jazz term that denotes supporting other players - that is, supporting other players' solos by continuing the rhythm and themes even as they create new riffs and rhythms. In organizations, improvisational leaders similarly "comp." They keep the rhythm flowing of the organization flowing to so that their performers focus on their talent to innovate and develop new products/themes.
Like improvisational musicians, improvisational leaders love what they are doing. They are passionate about the mission and people in their organizations.
Finally, effective leaders in music, business or any other endeavor remember - they remember the themes, they remember the little things - a name, a successful event, the passion of their performers.
What do you remember? How do you support your players? What do you love to do and how do you assure that your organizational talent has the opportunity to do what they love?
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