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Session 203: Bang Your Head: Lyrics That Motivate You To Act

Darryl Jacoby  (Group Supervisor, Help Desk & Desktop Services, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab)

Date: Wednesday, May 21

Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Track: Leading World-Class Teams

Session Type: Session

Vault Recording: TBD

Audience Level: All

Inspired by a co-worker playing "Welcome to the Jungle" prior to her talk, then referencing that line to welcome the leaders in the room to the training class, I realized I was overlooking a great leadership resource – MUSIC LYRICS! And since Guns N Roses was one of favorite bands growing up, I went back to the music of my teens. I found lyrics that were thought provoking but not for the reasons the songwriters intended.

Join us for this informative and entertaining session as I take a small sample of '80s metal music lyrics and apply them to some familiar leadership challenges. You'll leave energized for the day, with new ideas and perspectives to address these challenges

Takeaway

Using music lyrics to connect to common leadership challenges, participants will get new ideas and perspectives on how to handle these challenges. The particular challenges we'll be discussing:
You were once in your staff's shoes
Being open to feedback
Importance of straight-talk feedback
Running better meetings
Recognizing achieving goals is not what actually grows you