I just had our jazzpresentation written up in Norways biggest business daily, Dagens Næringsliv. A big deal for me I hope. It seems that the concept is catching on. I am thrilled. PDF version of article (in Norwegian).
This week I presented at the Norwegian Business School annual Symposium in Bergen. The pianist called us two hours before the concert to let us know that his plane was delayed and that he would be unable to attend the gig. We ended up hiring Dag Arnesen, an excellent local pianoplayer who went right on stage without any rehearsal. He did a very good job, and I used this incident as an example of how we have to improvise to ensure that the show goes on.
Thank you for having us in Bergen!
This is *excellent* news, Carl. Congratulations!
An interesting paradox occurred to me the other day. Mistakes are often seen as ‘problems’ in business; things to be avoided at all costs. In jazz, mistakes are far less feared. In fact, they often give the audience – and musician him/herself – something new and refreshingly unique to consider. Mistakes help spark a soloist’s creativity and originality as s/he strives to incorporate it into a now deeper and broader context - into what's about to happen next. So it’s not that you make a mistake that really matters – it’s what you do with it that does.
Hence the paradox because what you *do* with the mistakes you make in business is what really matters, as well.
Posted by: beezee | March 20, 2007 at 04:30 PM