Last spring, I was honored to have been selected by the students of the Yale School of Music to speak at Inspiring Yale, a one-day campus-wide event showcasing the work of thought leaders from the 13 graduate and professional schools at Yale. While my work at Yale centers on launching the brilliant and talented musicians and arts leaders at the …
Creativity for Music Entrepreneurs: Leave Time for Incubation
Have you ever found yourself grappling with a challenging problem and then leaving your desk in disgust and frustration, only to find the answer when you wake up the next morning or when you are out for a nice walk? Welcome to incubation, one of the magical elements of the creativity process, where you work hard on a problem, give …
Taming the Fixed Mindset: 4 Steps to Lasting Growth and Change
Over my years at the Yale School of Music, I have introduced my students to the growth mindset, the belief that you can develop your talents and intelligence through hard work, smart strategies and input from others. This concept has become very popular ever since Dr. Carol Dweck, the brilliant psychologist who developed and researched the concept, published her findings …
The Mindset of Today’s Music Entrepreneur: The 4 Elements of Success
What’s the starting point for creating a successful career in today’s music world? To me, it’s having the mindset of success. I define mindset as your attitude and how you perceive the world based on your experiences: how you feel about your ability to translate your musical talent into a successful career as opposed to the FACT of what instrument …
How Arts Leaders Build Expert and Relationship Power: The Two Best Ways to Establish Your Leadership Credibility
This past weekend, I again had the privilege and pleasure of working with the talented young opera executives who were selected for the 2017 Leadership Intensive program at Opera America. One of the most helpful topics of our intense sessions was how to gain credibility as a young leader because of a perceived lack of leadership power. One of the biggest …
Share Your Big Goals: How SMART Goals Set You Up for Success
One of the highlights of my summer is teaching the Art of Career Planning at the So Percussion Summer Institute, the wonderful program for budding percussionists founded by my buddies at So Percussion. In our session, I help these aspiring musicians to gain greater clarity on their career goals. And this year, one of our students surprised everyone by sharing …
How Music Entrepreneurs Develop and Use Strengths: 5 Steps to Make the Most of Your Strengths
I am a huge fan of helping musicians and artists work with their strengths. That’s why I incorporate strengths work into my curriculum at the Yale School of Music as well as in many of my guest lectures at conservatories and arts leadership programs. What we do is discover and then learn how to develop strengths. That’s what we …
Creative Careers Podcast for iCadenza: How to Leverage Happiness for Success
I am thrilled to be included in iCadenza’s most recent Creative Careers Podcast. In the Podcast, you will learn about my career path from law to career coaching and music entrepreneurship. I also discuss my method of coaching wherby I help students and clients discover their values, strengths and passions and learn how to put the pieces together in order …
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Collaborative Artistic Leadership: 3 Tips on Leveraging Strengths to Enhance the Power of Your Team
Recently, I conducted a leadership training at Ensemble Connect, the wonderful fellowship program at Carnegie Hall that prepares young professional classical musicians for careers that combine excellence in performing with teaching, community advocacy, entrepreneurship and leadership. Our session focused on helping the Fellows develop an authentic leadership style in team settings, using strengths and communication styles. The Fellows particularly enjoyed discovering their strengths …
Demystifying the College Teaching Job Process: The Search Committee Review and On-Campus Interviews
In my last post, I introduced the four-step process for applying for a college teaching job according to Yale percussionist Professor Robert Van Sice and covered how to find a college job posting and create great materials. What’s next? This week, we will demystify the Search Committee Review Process and the On-Campus interview. Step 3: The Search Committee Review Process Initial Review …