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How Music Matters Now

Harvard Business Review

The charisma of band members, the sheer sense of "this is happening now" that is standard issue at good concerts, these gave the innovations still more momentum. The early adopters, often with some annoyance, gave way to later adopters. Bands gave the innovation still more form and specificity.

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Like It or Not, You Are Always Leading by Example

Harvard Business Review

Competence, character, creativity, and charisma remain difficult qualities to quantify, let alone cultivate. Charm and charisma are wonderful, but good examples can prove as persuasive as great presence. Will innovators literally go the extra thousand miles for their early adopters?