A leading authority on arts-based learning in the business sector, Harvey Seifter leads Seifter Associates in New York, NY, where he draws on more than two decades of experience in global leadership and organizational creativity. He formerly served as the executive director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which is the only orchestra in the world that rehearses, performs, and records without a conductor. Harvey Seifter authored a book on collaborative leadership based on his experience with the orchestra titled Leadership Ensemble: Lessons in Collaborative Management from the World’s Only Conductorless Orchestra.

Leadership Ensemble outlines a streamlined model for organizational management and structure inspired by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The orchestra’s success serves as an example of the potential for collaborative leadership as an effective style of management. Business leaders will learn how to re-create the Orpheus Process and implement it into their business by dismantling top-heavy hierarchies and replacing them with flexible strategies and decision-making procedures. The book offers approaches to unleashing employees’ creativity and explores the 10 core principles of collaborative management, including shared and rotating leadership, learning to listen, and a dedication to a mission.

A series of anecdotes, Orpheus life lessons, and case studies from across the business world accompany the book’s instructional portion.