When you can learn from art: André Rieu gives a lesson in
leadership and inclusion
In dance shows the artists are always young professionals,
glamorous, with an impeccable performance. Apparently, only they can offer a
good show for a demanding and tasteful public. But when a great artist like
André Rieu organizes a performance calling all people, putting as sole
requirement the willingness to participate with enthusiasm in a heterogeneous
group, something magical happens. It can be understood that the only incapacity
is in the heart or the will, but not in the physical condition, age or other
external limiting condition.
If André Rieu had organized the dance with
professionals, the result would have been perfect, without errors, but cold,
calculated, predictable, almost mechanical, lacking in some human warmth. Not
bad, but did not achieve the desired effect, participation and inclusion of
people.
Something similar happens in organizations. When certain
people are excluded by age or other unjustified reasons, and only those who
meet certain requirements are preferred, the knowledge, creativity, experience
and loyalty that the excluded people could contribute is lost.
The boss who does not exclude and decide to work with a
heterogeneous group, which wisely combines skills and competencies, is a leader
like André. Creative, innovative, and supportive of inclusion.
There is a relation between both cases: a / b = c / d
a = André Rieu (great artist, leader, creative)
b = Group of dancers (anyone who does not necessarily fit
into the pattern of beauty or physical harmony)
c = The leader of the company (also creative, innovative)
d = Employees (young milennial, over 40 or old,
heterogeneous teams but well organized)
When watching the video, make an effort of imagination, and
move the dance scene to the daily performance of people in the company.
Music: Lara's theme (composer Maurice Jarre, film Dr.
Zhivago); Artists: Julie Christie, Omar Shariff; Author of the book: Boris
Pasternak
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