Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening

Business Book Club Essentials

July 7, 2017

Over several decades, I have helped dozens (hundreds?) of companies to set up a business book club. Here are the essentials: 1. Someone to focus on logistics. 2. Someone to lead the discussion. 3. Somewhere to meet, preferably around a…

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Business Books for People Who Don’t Read “Great Books”

December 2, 2015

As you select holiday gifts for family member and friends, you may be in need of some suggestions of business books for non-readers. They can read, of course, but have little (if any) time or inclination for “great books” such…

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Here is an excellent book to feature at a “brown bag seminar”

October 12, 2014

During the last 30 years or so, I have been retained by corporate clients to conduct what I call “brown bag seminars” for groups of executives. They are usually scheduled once a quarter. I provide a briefing on the pre-assigned…

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All You Have to Do Is Listen…and Learn: Roger Nierenberg and the Music Paradigm Program

September 21, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by James R. Oesterrich for The New York Times after he attended a performance by Roger Nierenberg and the Music Paradigm Program for workers of New York-Presbyterian Hospital on September 17, 2014.To…

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Roger Nierenberg: An interview by Bob Morris

July 11, 2011

Roger Nierenberg is the creator of The Music Paradigm. He has led presentations with more than eighty different orchestras throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. His recent book, Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening, gives readers…

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Maestro: A book review by Bob Morris

July 11, 2011

Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening Roger Nierenberg Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2009) Roger Nierenberg has written the best book on the essence of leadership that I have read in recent years. He provides the material in the form…

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