Raphael von Hoensbroech – A unique perspective on leadership in business.
Conducting, in a figurative sense, is part of everyday life for managers. With Raphael von Hoensbroech, managers experience the world of the conductor and his orchestra in the literal sense. The conductor is responsible for the performance and results of his team, yet he does not participate in the operational side of things. And this is in a rather rigid organizational structure.
This is because the conductor is the only musician who does not play a single note. At the same time, he works with highly specialized experts whose craft he himself does not master. And orchestras are perfectly capable of playing together even without a conductor. Beating time and giving cues is therefore not the core of his job.
Raphael von Hoensbroech Lecture topics
- What companies can learn from orchestras
- Visionary leadership, orchestrating change processes, and providing orientation
- Creative freedom for the team: making music instead of playing notes
But what is it then? What role does the conductor play in this constellation? How does he contribute to value creation? And what does it mean, in a figurative sense, to make music instead of playing notes? These are the overarching questions addressed in Raphael von Hoensbroech’s lectures and workshops. The analogy of music helps to convey in an entertaining and at the same time very impressive and emotional way what good leadership can achieve in teams.
Raphael von Hoensbroech – Why music?
Learning processes are sustainable when content is conveyed not only intellectually, but also on an emotional level. With the help of music, The Conductor’s Perspective addresses precisely this point. His lectures convey a constructively variable leadership concept based on vision, structure, and trust, which shapes a high-performance and team-oriented corporate culture.
The analogy of music, however, adds emotion to the content. Psychology shows that what is learned in this context remains more firmly anchored in the memory and is easier to recall.
Forming an orchestra from soloists… or forming a team from lone wolves in a company. The bridge from the situation in the orchestra to your everyday management life is intuitively understandable. Using seven essential elements, Raphael von Hoensbroech shows how effective teams work together and what makes them dysfunctional. Here, too, the orchestra serves as an analogy for all types of teams. The speaker uses short videos to illustrate what makes a good team.
Raphael von Hoensbroech is the artistic director and managing director of the Konzerthaus Dortmund, one of Europe’s leading concert halls. After studying musicology, philosophy, and copyright law, he spent eight years as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, where he gained insight into a number of corporate and leadership cultures.