A version of this article appeared in the October 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Responsibility Junkie
As conductor of “America’s Orchestra,” the Boston Pops, for the past 12 years, Keith Lockhart has conducted more than 900 concerts in the United States and overseas, in addition to serving as music director of the Utah Symphony. Lockhart recently spoke with Glenn Mangurian, an executive in residence at the University of Massachusetts, as part […]
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Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart discusses the challenges of filling big shoes and managing a team whose members all aspire to be number one.
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