Musical leadership, teamwork & creativity
How does a conductor lead a symphony orchestra? How do orchestral players listen and collaborate to produce exceptional results? How do jazz musicians build on each other's ideas and thrive in an environment of turbulence and change? How do composers and songwriters find inspiration to create new musical forms? The world of music provides a powerful lens for the workplace as well as a dynamic vocabulary for discussing leadership, teamwork, listening, trust, diversity and innovation.
Dominic Alldis is a jazz musician, orchestral conductor and business speaker. He has been talking to corporate audiences about music for over 20 years. His keynote speeches can include live musical performance or video and audio examples to illustrate key learning. Dominic is an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London and a Steinway Artist.
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Topics & Titles
The Conductor and Leadership The Orchestra and Collaboration Jazz and Teamwork Leadership Jazz A Musical Approach to Leadership, Collaboration and Innovation
CASE STUDY... KPMG
For their 2024 EMA Clients & Mergers meeting in Frankfurt, KPMG invited Dominic Alldis to deliver a keynote speech. Themes included collaboration within orchestras and jazz bands, leading culturally diverse groups, and how best to prepare for a performance. Testimonial
“It was fantastic to have you join us for the session earlier in the week. Your perspective on leadership and business landed beautifully with the group and was one of the highlights of the two-day workshop. I’ve received a lot of very encouraging feedback, and I am glad we could collaborate…”
Anuj Vadehra, EMA Clients & Markets
CASE STUDY... Nestlé
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), the joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills, invited Dominic Alldis to speak about musical leadership, collaboration and innovation at their Conference in Montreux entitled “Powering Possibilities with Purpose”. The event featured professional jazz musicians from Geneva.
"What a refreshing, practical way to demystify effective leadership. Simple, entertaining and drawn from the familiar experience of music, yet powerful and profound. A true learning experience for me in a very long time..."
Bright Nkosi, VP Human Resources, Cereals Partners Worldwide Nestlé
CASE STUDY... European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's nonprofit long-term lending institution. As the world's largest multilateral borrower and lender by volume, it provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects which contribute to furthering EU policy objectives. The Finance Directorate invited Dominic Alldis to be the keynote speaker at La Philharmonie in Luxembourg. The session focused on the need for collaboration and transparency to facilitate open communication and trust.
"Thank you for a very successful and enjoyable event for the finance team of EIB. I got much positive, even enthusiastic feedback, absolutely unheard of… not a single disgruntled remark!"
Bertrand de Mazières, Director General of Finance, European Investment Bank
CASE STUDY... Siemens
In 2015, Siemens Industry Software invited Dominic Alldis to deliver a keynote address to 900 technical managers and software engineers as part of a training and communication conference in Madrid. Topics included leadership and the orchestra, innovation and risk taking in jazz, building trust and collaboration within the workplace.
“Dominic Alldis was the motivational highlight at our European Consulting Conference with about 900 participants in Madrid this year. He successfully managed to use the symbolism of an orchestra in an outstanding manner, to demonstrate how the role of a conductor and that of a team within a company are similar. His message conveyed the importance both as a conductor and as a manager, using soft skills to reach common success. I would highly recommend him for similar events…"
Christian Wilmschoefer, Vice President, Siemens Industry Software Gmbh
Experiences
Sit within a live orchestra, listen to the music and engage in an interactive discussion about leadership, collaboration, listening and trust…
Listen to a jazz band and discuss improvisation, creativity, flexibility, risk-taking and change within a fast-moving commercial world…
Hear a string quartet perform a classical masterpiece and discuss the coordination and precision needed for high level performances...
Compare a classical and jazz approach to music and business, and discuss how to integrate strategic alignment and creative independence...
Observe the creative process as a multi-cultural group of musicians transform a famous piece of classical music into something new...
Dinner courses are interspersed with interludes providing insights into leadership, teamwork and innovation from the world of music...
Enjoy a fun team-building activity that highlights the need for new skill acquistion, teamwork, negotiation, creativity and time-management...