In Leadership Jazz, (Doubleday, 1992) author Max De Pree used the analogy of jazz to describe leadership, in that a jazz ensemble brings together the talents of several musicians.
The leader picks the tune, sets the tempo and starts the music. After that, it is up to the group to be disciplined and free, restrained and wild, leaders and followers, focused and wide-ranging.
The musicians are expected to play solo and together, and at all times the expected outcome is enjoyment for themselves and the audience. The ethos of jazz is participative creative work.
Jazz improvisations do not take place under the strict direction of a conductor or composer – instead, each player experiments, adjusts and creates.
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