Benjamin Zander
Former conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Zander has an extensive inspirational speaking career, traveling the world as a keynote speaker. Energetic and exuberant, Benjamin is an expert in audience engagement and revolutionary leadership. Drawing comparisons between a conductor of an orchestra and a CEO, Benjamin revolutionises the corporate circuit.
Inspirational. Transforming - made me feel warm inside and a sparkle in my eye. Superb.
Kent County Council
Former conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Zander has an extensive inspirational speaking career, traveling the world as a keynote speaker, lecturing to organisations on leadership. Benjamin was nominated for the 2011 Thinkers 50.
Through stories and music, the vibrant, unique life-force that is world famous conductor Ben Zander is astounding to watch. His limitless energy and boundless imagination and intensity takes audiences in unexpected directions – all with the aim of making them focus on their strengths and achieve their potential.
The entire experience is intended to leave the audience with messages of inspired innovation, leadership and teamwork, relating to the methods a conductor uses to keep his orchestra in tune and in tandem.
With plaudits for the change he has inspired in world-wide organisations, Benjamin’s experience and methodology are the key to inspiring businesses.
Benjamin appears regularly as a keynote speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he was presented with the Crystal award for "outstanding contributions in the Arts and international relations".
His book, The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, is a best-seller and has been translated into fifteen languages.
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Benjamin Zander's accomplishments in controlling the orchestral world translate effortlessly into the business world bringing a fresh perspective to leadership, creativity, coaching and teamwork, viewed from his own unique insight into the harmonisation of many elements into one whole.
We start off the year full of optimism and vigour, yet market forces, organisational change, team culture, new strategies etc can throw us off course. When this happens, we need to reset the equilibrium. We need a ray of sunshine, a bright spark, an inspirational message, a story to rally behind. A motivator.