More corrections of the corrections: REH
Both my wife and I sat and wept at the handmade orchestra. This was the story of our own lives and the meaning of music to it. A Prayer, with mere enjoyment too hopelessly meaningless. The Orchestra was Peter Drucker's model for the nation and the corporations in the 21st century. Tom Stewart first mentioned it to me and then Drucker did before he died. Tom said: "What do you think he meant?" Drucker said: "They'll never understand." Well I can tell you what I think he meant. The orchestra is a vicious place if you are ill prepared, uncommitted, unfocused, inept or undisciplined. Every player is a ferocious beast, if you don't hold up your end. An orchestra is controlled from one of two directions. By a dictator who shapes everything. Sometimes benevolent. Sometimes violent but always a dictator with a nasty tongue, a sharp wit and a simple yes or no as to your destiny in the organization. Next to the conductor, the local CEO being (paid) millions is rarely up to the quality, competence, understanding or pure performance knowledge that is required of the conductor. A CEO will ask for less while a conductor will ask for your heart, soul and brain and then piss on it if you don't (fit) the texture. The second structure of an orchestra is like the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York City. It has no conductor, but the requirements of each individual for coherence, cohesion, personal artistry and the ability to think like a singular entity would put Peter Senge and his Learning Organization model to shame. Orchestras are the quintessential organization that learns, remembers and adds to the meaningful aural patterns of life. They are not a game of winning and losing but instead make the greatest and most complicated aural structures make sense, become crystal clear and most of all, for the purpose of culture, memorable. They express our highest rituals and our moments of greatest tragedy and vulnerability. They are the band on the Titanic that played until the ship was almost gone and then shook hands with each other for the pleasure of the ride together. REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 12:01 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] More RAC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pURObHVM8JM&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NLjuGPBusxs&vq=medium _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
