True leadership goes beyond managing people to growing them; true leadership recognizes authority as an opportunity to lead, not as a license to rule others. The conductor who wants to lead well recognizes these distinctions and as we will see, understands the importance of relationships: with the ensemble, the public and with the music. In short, conductor-leaders are keenly aware of their multi-faceted influence and strive to use this influence to improve the lives of all they encounter.
