Wednesday LeadershipOld Bones, New Bands
Inside the Chicago company giving landmarks and musicians a second act.
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
Want Creative, Empathetic Leaders? Start With Daily Music Class
As we transfer more thinking to machines, who’s teaching the next generation to be human? Kaufman Music Center’s makes the case that daily music lessons build the creativity and empathy every workplace says it wants.
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Star Players Make Terrible Managers
Being the best on the team and leading the team are two different sports. Matthew Ferry breaks down why so many star performers struggle after a promotion and what new managers should start measuring instead.
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The Chicago Company Turning Landmarks Into Music Venues
Out with the old, in with the old. Chicago’s 16 On Center has spent three decades rescuing historic buildings from the wrecking ball, including a 1930s Morton Salt warehouse that now hosts thousands of fans a night. Turns out a little history (and a little salt) is the secret ingredient to a culture that lasts.
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