The Quotable Stephen P Brown

"The driver can't see the road underfoot, so the horses must talk to each other whilst following their leader's directions."

The Quotable Stephen P Brown

I want to be a kitten in a loving home.

Why music is cut in schools

I've held (since Mr Gingrich & Mr. Holland's Opus) that one of the primary reasons music is usually the first subject cut from education is because the decision makers are usually inexperienced in the benefits of music-making (creativity, social, self-discipline, teamwork, sense of achievement, focus, sense of occasion, etc). Some may have participated in music at some point in their lives, but unless the actual benefits were shared with them, they still consider music as a nice extra (refer to my previous "Perspective Insight" blog post that quoted Isaac Stern: "Playing music in America is like selling a luxury item...")

It's nice to see how a decision-making Principal (Head Teacher) realizes how useful music can be to the development of children/ teenagers. Click here to read one version of the full story - the focus of the story is a reduction in detention/ misbehaviour, but the real benefit is that without class disruption, more students are able learn more.

My two concerns remain using [any] music as a deterrent - instead of inviting students to listen and learn about the incredible language of audible music they get turned off completely - somehow, though, it seems at least being exposed to it will have a positive impact later in life in more people than not. My other concern is using gentle music to lull young children to sleep. Every time they hear a slow movement from a Mozart symphony for the rest of their lives, they will be inclined to fall asleep and completely miss the entire musical journey Mozart created for us. Just a warning, is all.

WNYC - Soundtracking Surgery

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We all know music has unexplainable benefits/use for our daily lives. This program discussed using music in the surgery room and hospitals:

WNYC - Soundcheck: Soundtracking Surgery (January 08, 2010)

My response:

"Such a fascinating subject. As a conductor of a variety of styles (including some contemporary rock/pop, theater & film music as well as classical), I find it intriguing that music has so far not played a more integral part in all our lives. The psychological, emotional and physical benefits of PARTICIPATING in music (listening as well as performing) far outweigh our understanding... so why don't we embrace it in everyday life? I like that Dr Conrad is formalizing reasons why we should.

"Some of my concerns, however, are not just bad associations (the reason why someone died whilst listening to a particular song could be interpreted a number of different ways) but using music to lull people into unconsciousness - such as Mozart. I'm afraid that we have a generation of children who will fall asleep whenever they hear the slow movement of a Mozart symphony or concerto when, in fact, they are missing out on an incredible aural, emotional & meditative journey! There are also dangers in using music to subdue (or inspire) behaviour as a background medium - in shopping malls, stores, and even public lavatories!

"We should remember: There's more to music than music. Isaac Stern is reported to have said, "Playing music in America you feel like you're selling a luxury item. But in England you're providing a necessity." Maybe he's right - maybe in the USA we should incorporate music into our lives far more than we do. It is obvious that certain music works to everyone's benefit in the hospital environment. Well done!"

Perceptive Insight 13

"Wilberforce knew somebody had detuned a string on his viola. He just couldn't be sure which one."

Perceptive Insight 12

"If you have an apple and I have an apple, we can exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." George Bernard Shaw

Christmas Police Chase

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AHA! I wish I'd come across these ads earlier - or maybe they're just being released now. In any event, I love the imagination despite what most people think about religion & Christianity. This is fun stuff! Remember - the UK has an official religion, but accomodates other religious expressions, too.

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Christmas Soccer Match

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LOL! Here's another one! This is the second rather imaginative radio ad from the UK. Like the USA most people throughout the UK (I guess the Western World in general, now) consider religion to be irrelevant. I wonder what effect these ads will have.

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Christmas Chart Countdown

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Sorry - couldn't resist. This is a very imaginative radio ad from the UK (that has a national faith, but like the USA most people consider religion irrelevant). I wonder what effect this will have.

ChristmasCharts.mp3

Live Music Survey Prize goes to...

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Thank you SO VERY MUCH for all 214 responses to my 'Live Music' survey. After printing them all (but before cataloging them), I threw them up in the air and picked one up. Congratulations, Susan Chara! Your $50 Amazon gift card is on it's way to you!!!

It's taken me quite a while to read everyone's comments, but these made me smile, laugh, or cry!:

• Definition: "Live music is when you and the musician making the music are in the same room." (Leslie)


• Technology: "...there is no accounting for taste." (Ruan)


• Recordings: "The outside world is shut out." (Martha)


• Mental: "It's medicine for a troubled mind." (Ann, quoting Walter Haddon)


• Physical: "Reduce stress." (Harry)


• Social: "People are... less uptight!" (Jane)

Again, thank you so very much for sharing your opinions and insight. Collectively, it will create a good foundation for reading someday!

Are you nuts?

If an unresounding "YES!", then you'll fit right in to what built the great USA (before the 21st C financial corporate moguls took over)!! Read on, dear fellow freaks:

The heart of The Hypomanic Edge [by John Gartner] is case studies of a few of our most potent nutters. Appropriately it begins with a true crazy ... Christopher Columbus. ... Here's how Dr Gartner concludes:
"America has been good to hypomanics--a land of opportunity that has liberated their energies and lifted their spirits. In return, hypomanic Americans have been good to America, powering a wilderness economy above every other nation on the planet in just a few hundred years. They may be our greatest natural resource." --Tom Peters

Simon Cowell's letter to himself

How many of you can identify with this? I mean, this might be a letter you write to yourself, with the names, dates, places, companies, and industry somewhat different, but the circumstances, feelings, reactions of others, and self-doubt are entirely your own. Ignore the Simon factor, and read what he's writing. You'll be surprised.

Needless to say, I have written a similar letter to myself recently. No-one knows, and no-one's seen it, not even Melissa my dearest companion & wife. In fact, I think I deleted mine. Anyway, perhaps there's hope. Perhaps there is direction. Perhaps God is still prepping me/ us for something way beyond our wildest dreams. Perhaps He isn't. But my journey has surely been one of the roughest ones out there. My own mother would often remark about her wonder at how I survive my (often self-made) trials and tribulations. They say there's nothing gained without risk and failure. Did you see that motivational video flying around facebook & youtube recently? Well, I need thirty-three more hands with ten fingers each to count the number of 'failures' I've experienced - projects that have fallen flat, ideas dismissed and laughed at, being made fun of in school, presentations at work that were ridiculed, and worryingly egocentric decision makers who consistently maintained their faux dignity by quashing every idea, move, project, report, application, business plan, marketing plan, and attempt to better one's life. I'm tired of trying to please everyone else, coz it's can't be done.

And, of course, going bankrupt thanks to being taken advantage of by a particularly clever intimidating self-centered real-life 'actor'. Humilitating in every respect.

But things are turning around. Melissa and I didn't have to pound the pavement, although things got pretty intense. We have each other, we have a wonderful home, and we have our faith (and all that goes with it. Like... people). Maybe I won't be the next Herbert Von Karajan. Maybe I will. Maybe there's no future in classical music. Maybe I'll get a record contract! Only one person knows, and He will only reveal everything in His own good time (and little impatient me gets frustrated sometimes!).

So, read this letter. Ignore 'Simon' and draw the inspiration it contains. I assume that's why it was published. Wow... I used to be an utter optimist, and there's a little glimpse of it again! Yippee!

Great snippets

Sorry for so many posts this week - there's so much to post about! And I still have several drafts waiting for a week when I don't have anything to blog about. Maybe those days are over!

So, thank you, Tom Peters, for some precious insight. I don't know who organizes, selects, and distributes your daily quote of the day, but these past two were truly inspiring:

"18-44 stupid, Stupid."
If you get that you will laugh and appreciate it tremendously. If not, don't worry - you're not alone!

"Find Heroes. Do Demos. Tell Stories."
Wow. Sums up life, really. If you don't subscribe to this, look out - you're on your way out the door! If you don't recognize who is a Hero (and let them do their thing), look out - you're about to be the recipient of some serious backlash from your bosses (who may actually be your paying customers)! If you don't demonstrate first, look out - no-one will believe you! And if you don't tell stories... look out!

The Quotable Stephen P Brown

"Stop talking about it and try doing it."

Amateur Excellence

I've often been chastized by close friends and colleagues for being a perfectionist, and I've stopped referring to my musical experiences in the UK because they have caused resentment and responses along the lines of: "we're not good enough for you", or "of course the British are so much better than everyone else", or even "you really are mightier than thou." Serious Ouchness. (anyone who can claim to know me well knows how much this hurts).

So rather than share my stories and offer reasons why I like things to be done with our best possible efforts, I just do it. If the results are excellent, Great! If they're not, that's OK too. Yes, I compromise and justify it as 'survival' (!). It's also very interesting to witness so much trendy talk about 'excellence' without any backing commitment to it. I guess one needs to understand what excellence is before one can even attempt to achieve it!

So, I was pleased, VERY pleased to recently come across this article by Douglas Yeo, a US professional musician who witnessed first hand, the kind of musical environment I grew up in. His article has given me confidence and a little satisfaction that I'm OK - I'm alright. The things I worry about are worth worrying about, regardless of what friends & peers often say. Almost beaten to the ground, this article came at the right time to boost my spirits, and I truly look forward to maintaining the pursuit of excellence Douglas himself experienced.


This is one of the brass bands I played for in the UK, The Medway Band. At the back center is my dear friend Mark Andrew, and one of my ex-students, Richard Scarff is now playing for Aveley & Newham - another band I often played with. Good on ya, boys! Keep up the great playing...


I have often felt that the amateur brass band scene in the UK is one of the most intriguing outlets of self-expression that exists, and through it I learned much about dedication, hard work, loyalty, EXCELLENCE, team-work, reliability, presentation, my role amongst others, and society: although fierce enemies on the competition stage, players from different bands will drink beer and laugh together with players from many other bands (usually about conductors, I might add) but all are welcome! The real kick in the teeth? These players engage in these qualities by choice. For Free. At their own will. They're not paid, forced by gov't, or have nothing else to do. Remarkable, endearing, and very convincing.

It's ironic that as I make contacts in the USA brass band world, Doug's name came up as a potential resource! Timing is everything, and I am still convinced nothing is coincidental.

Go on, be a daredevil: don't settle for anything less from yourself. You can accomplish amazing things with the right guidance, so give up any self-centered-ness, and allow perfection to shine through you.

Inclusive Worship

Back in June Melissa and I came across a non-denominational church in Florida that seems to have balanced the celebrity church thing. There is much debate about churches that are based on celebrity pastors & worship leaders, etc, and the recent lack of integrity so prominently displayed by a disappointing wealth-mongering couple in Texas.

In any event, in my experience, most traditional denominations have a Director of Music or leader of worship arts who simply ensures worship takes place. The modern trend of CCM (which is rapidly losing support behind the scenes, btw) employed by so many modern churches seems to favor the promotion of one individual who leads worship, prays, gives notices, and so forth. This causes two problems:
1. Generates a celebrity.
2. Causes rife and separation in the donating congregations.
Why alienate half your church?

The Grace Family Church in FL does have a Worship Arts Pastor, Al Hurley. I have no idea who he is because he was not identified, nor could I guess that 'that guy up front' was him either - there was no 'guy up front'. What is apparent is that he is intent on and capable of inspiring inclusive worship. The congregation were singing throughout, there was a small band on stage with a horn section & percussion, and a show choir. The impressive part was all nine 'lead' singers spread across the front of the stage. Not one of them stole my focus.

For each of the four songs we sang at this service, a different lead singer invited the congregation to join them. In this video, it was the lady in pink, but see the chap at the back of the choir raising his hand? He stepped down to lead one of the songs, alongside the other lead singers. There was no celebrity, there was no yawning in the congregation, there was plenty of singing, dancing and hand clapping, and there was a true sense that worship was taking place.

WELL DONE Grace Family Church! This little servant applauds you!

45 lessons from a 90 yr old

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, in The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written."

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful..
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

It's estimated 93% won't forward this. I'm in the 7%. Remember that I will always share my spoon with you! Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.

The Quotable Stephen P Brown

Credit for this goes to Sue Young, although I've heard it before:

Better to be a "used-to-be" than a "never was".

A Teen Poem

I really like this. Sometimes teens have incredible insight that we don't give them credit for. Check out this poem by Anna Fishel of Mountain Lakes High School. It was published in the school's literary magazine 'Phoenix 2009'. I am particularly touched by the line 'Am I really to believe that there exist some six billion heres'? I have no idea what Anna's faith is based on but that's incredible, and for me gives strength to my own belief. Thank you, Anna, for bringing some light to our thoughts:


Here is where I am
Here is where my thoughts are.
Wherever I go, it follows
or perhaps wherever it goes, I follow.

I cannot be sure.

Here seems to be a bit too crowded
for there to be more than one.
Am I really to believe that there
Exist some six billion heres?

For that matter,
Does there exists a here at all?

Who ever said my thoughts had to be in my head?

What I call me
may very well dwell
in there

And the I,
the namer of things,
may or may not exist separately from the me.

It does not matter where I want to be
because I am here
and here I am.

Anna Fishel, Phoenix 2009

The Quotable Stephen P Brown

Actually, this is the quotable Michael Miora of California. He recently said, and I fully concur and subscribe to this:

“The biggest cause of failure is human error – closely followed by human laziness… It’s usually not deliberate malice, but accidental.”

Perhaps I’d use the word “ignorance” rather than “accidental” – people are more often ignorant to the fact that they are lazy. At least, I'd like to think so.

POPCORN!

I was recently reminded about this FANTASTIC, uplifting, feel-good, smiling piece of music that my parents used to play on a colorful 76rpm LP, entitled "THE MOOG".



Enjoy that? I sent it to about 15 folks at work and before you could blow your nose, it had spread throughout the company like wildfire and was causing a spike in computer memory usage!

Anyway, although the original was impressive I then read this fabulous and very creative history of the piece. Bravo! No less that ELEVEN versions of the same song. My favorites are the Boston Pops version, and the native indian original folk tune... prepare to laugh.

All sorts of music

I love music. One of my frequent quotes that might actually make it to 'epitaph' status is "I love this music". Thing is, I like classical, film, pop, rock, theatre, instrumental, and a whole variety of other 'genres' and 'styles'. Of course, I have my favorites and these little sketches consistently make Melissa and I crack up. Music is as much about performing as it is about the content. Always. Whether it's at a concert, in the theatre, recording studio, church, or in my den. These two diverse musical performances are CLASSIC, and should remain so for ETERNITY!

Morecombe & Wise are two revered British sketch comedians from the 60s, 70s & 80s. More celebrities appeared with them than on the Muppet Show! Enjoy...

TOM JONES! (1min 30sec)


ANDRE PREVIN! (a whopping 10mins 50secs)

The Quotable Stephen P Brown

"I like it when you think."

The Quotable Melissa "P Brown"

"They'll say he lived his life like a fart in the wind."

Thanks, love.

Liven up your job when you're tired

The meat starts about 55 seconds in. It's entertaining regardless of my take on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiVcnJ5iLqs

I cannot share enough enthusiasm about this chap’s attempt to overcome repetetive fatigue as well as engage his charge. Or, more importantly, his company’s willingness to let him do it! Truly Great customer service, terrific engagement, same old but different, high quality, real, adding some spice to life, etc, etc. This is what all our work should be like, whether it be for paying customers, internal cross-departmental meetings, or making a sales pitch. Let go. Be cool. Be great. And JUST DO IT!

If only...

There are lots of "if only..." moments in my life. Like, 'if only I'd stayed in Africa and bought that hotel.' Or, 'if only I'd been patient and played percussion professionally a bit longer.'

There are very few regrets in my life. In fact, I have two potential candidates for that category.

And yet there are a myriad... no. That's not big enough... an immeasurable number of 'argh!' moments. Some are even 'ARGH!' moments.

Like, the frustration experienced when one witnesses the perfect opportune moment slip away.
Or when the really annoying unthinking selfish manager commits frequent fundamental grammatical errors ("Their waiting for you to feedback.")
Or when you have a perfect idea but no means to implement it.

It is this last perspective that often finds it's way into my consciousness. And now its even worse when I did once, twice, several times have the actual resources that, if used differently or if were not impacted quite so fatally by circumstance, would have enabled the most profound, excellent, sparkling, lucrative, enjoyable, impactful projects to serve a great many needs. Like... Chicken! [LOL]

Idea 1: For an initial investment of $500k, I can setup a professional full symphony orchestra in Eastern Europe to be self-financing within two years. And I could still live & work in the USA.

Idea 2: For an investment of $100k, I could make the most lucrative sustenance service for students.

Idea 3: For an investment of $50k, I can create a stunning service tool for local young people to explore their social development skills in a focused musical/ performing environment.

Idea 4: For an investment of $1.5m I could ensure 150,000 children a YEAR in SIX countries have access to regular musical tuition and instruments as well as ensembles, for 10 years.

Idea... In fact, I've created over 40 very workable business plans that are now stored in a filing cabinet. And because of Providence ('Fate' for some people), history and lack of familiarity, they are extremely unlikely to see the light of day again. Consider them bad compositions in preparation for the big hit (Rapidly sliding towards 40, I sure hope the big hit comes soon!).

If only I hadn't done this, or if only I had done that. Would I be where I am now?
No.

So, there is no 'if only'.

"Nothing matters. Nothing, only love."
(Kings of Hearts, MTHS 1987)

The arts will survive. Again

I couldn't resist. This topic has hit me several times in the past two decades and yet again, artists in the 'arts' are panicking. And rightly so. This article is totally biased (like most of them) but the very valid reader comments are most enlightening.

So yes, the arts are a victim of the economic crisis. They have been before. And they've survived because artists continue to do their thing DESPITE autocracy! And they'll survive this crisis, too. What I actually like is the fact that many artists will NOT retain their full-time, mediocre, publicly ego stroking efforts to be 'someone'. Like me. I'm now earning my living and doing really fun and exciting art (music) on the side. Boy do I WISH it were full-time, and I constantly pray for some benefactor to dump their excessive musical dollars on my doorstep, but that ain't gonna happen anytime soon. So, I 'earn a living' in corporate and utilize my music in the world.

Everyone should yell and scream and moan and groan and perhaps some lucky artists will actually see some sustenance through the latest ludicrous bailout/stimulus, but don't worry. The arts are going nowhere.

Perspective

Our entire life is one big fat glob of perspective, right?

Without perspective we have no vision, common sense (Pah!), purpose, feeling, desire, or reason.

Without perspective no-one would argue, call each other pathetic, 'persuade' others (the path to war), or vote.

Without perspective how would we learn, grow, serve, earn, or laugh?

The sudden passing of someone at age 60 because of a heart attack is nothing out of the ordinary - past or present - however sad. So why is it that we mourn the death of one person over another? Perspective. Indeed it is extremely sad to see classy British conductor Richard Hickox deprived of breath during the pinnacle of his career (in much the same way as comedian Tommy Cooper - wait for the musical joke at the end), but that's just my perspective. As well as that of a few hundred thousand others (read one of Tommy Pearson's many claims to fame here).

Perspectives develop with age, wisdom, that fantastic recurring anathema Common Sense, and circumstance. Religion vs. faith is all about perspective. Self vs. non-self is all about perspective (for self, refer to Western Civilization. For non-self, refer to Wikipedia). Jog vs. eat is a completely MAD perspective. To me, anyway.

On Saturday I was invited to chat with an esteemed mentor-ish type of person who, if circumstances were different, would be far more well-known, impacting and exciting that Hickox, Karajan, and even Lenny Bernstein. At least from my perspective. OK, 21 years ago George Marriner Maull was an inspiring teacher I got to 'experience' once a week while he imparted his PERSPECTIVE on listening vs. hearing, particularly in traditional 'classical' concert music. It affected me profoundly then, as it does now. In fact, George makes a living at it now. GOOD FOR HIM. I wish I had the resources to help explode The Discovery Orchestra into the global stratosphere of fundamental humanness.

Anyway, on Sat. George was characteristically generous with his time, knowledge, and perspective: 'Unvarnished' was his term. As always, I have a lot to learn, and much ego to dissolve (But that's just my perspective. NOT). And yet almost a week later I am still encouraged and looking forward to the rest of my life. (Of course, somewhat reducing the bad cholesterol levels will probably help). God bless you, George! May the State of NJ realize their funding is woefully misdirected. (Again, common sense: NJSO direclty reaches approx. 120,000 people per year. TDO's endeavors have reached approx. 37 million individuals. Duh.)

GO DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA !
(formerly the Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey).

Leadership in the Western World

"The Leadership Dynamic" by Harry Reeder III.

Only just started reading this, but it's fascinating. Take what you want from it, but you cannot deny the punchy, direct and totally honest observation of the Leaders in the early 21st century. They are, by the way, a by-product of the late 20th century when the Western World embraced self-esteem, self-sastisfaction, self-centeredness, self-infatuation, self-preservation, self-promotion, and selfishness. Regardless of what any leader says, as long as they're OK, then things are fine. We lost the focus. We lost the perspective. We lost the central glue stick that holds everyone and everything together.

For example, how many times were sports or marching band competitions held on a Sunday morning? In the 1950s - NONE. Why? Nobody would turn up, including half the team. Now, because we are so wrapped up in self and boosting our kids' self-worth, nobody bats an eyelid as to when there's a game or a comp or a parade. If the kids are needed somewhere, EVERYTHING else goes to pot. Nobody is teaching them family commitment, focus, and rest! No more is there a 'family day'. No more is there a desire to be a family - hence more divorce than not.

So, what's wrong?

One thing is that leaders look after themselves. What's in it for them? How can "I" make things better? How do "I" bring in the results. What MBAs COMPLETELY forget to teach - possibly on purpose - is that leaders should be facilitators. Leaders should serve. Leaders should be running around making sure everyone has what they need to get things done! Don't agree? Fine. In my limited experience in the corporate, teaching, and small business worlds, I happen to think Reeder has it spot on.

What needs to be done?

Our leaders - who should be promoted from all walks of life into all sorts of different walks of life - should basically define what a leader is in their organization, develop leaders from within their organizations, and then deploy those leaders out into the world. That's it. Leaders must mentor, motivate, & manage more leaders. Conductors must encourage their players to become leaders of their own ensembles & teaching studios. Pilots should lead their teams to become leaders of aircraft and service (especially inflight food). Athletes should lead their fans into taking responsibility for their own healthy diet and exercise regime. Leaders should create leaders. By doing that, Leaders end up serving others instead of focusing on the self. By doing that, workers are encouraged to maintain a servant persepctive to make sure others are served properly - both internally and externally. By doing that, customers will experience an effective process and buy more. By doing that, everyone wins.

There. That's enough.

Be a REAL leader. Build more leaders, and forget about chasing after wealth for yourself. The riches will come and you'll barely notice.