Cleanfax - January 2012
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT about the subject of second fiddles is Ben Zander conductor of the Boston Philharmonic orchestra In his book The Art of Possibility Ben tells the story of when he played in a string quartet with Robert Koff the founding second violinist of the Julliard String Quartet Ben came away from the experience convinced the respective counterparts achieve the success and notoriety they enjoyed Every front man recognizes and has a deep appreciation for the invaluable contribution his sideman makes And every sideman understands the critical role he plays with his front man Someone who knows a great deal achieved the success they did had it not been for the people who served as their second fiddles or sidemen Just about everybody knows Elvis Presley and the fame he gained in his career What you may not know is that Scotty Moore who served as Elviss first guitarist manager for 14 years and his sideman was eventually inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame himself in 2000 in the sideman category Don Henley and Glenn Frey became famous with their band The Eagles but they were sidemen for Linda Ronstadt before going out on their own Phil Collins was a sideman to Peter Gabriel in the rock group Genesis before taking over lead vocals after Gabriel departed the group Fourteen of the most famous second fiddles or sidemen in American politics were vice presidents who went on to become first fiddles of the United States Several of them became legendary statesmen in their own right making significant impacts on both American and international stages John Adams Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman to name just a few Second fiddles arent limited to just the world of music and politics The business world is loaded with examples of executives who served as sidemen to much more recognized industry leaders John D Rockefeller had Henry Flagler Andrew Carnegie had Henry Frick In more recent times Bill Gates has Steve Ballmer Mark Zuckerberg has Sean Parker even the Oracle of Omaha himself Warren Buffett has Charlie Munger The value of the role I think the role of second fiddle is grossly misrepresented and the value they offer their counterparts is vastly understated Whats more I believe the role of second fiddle is a vital one for any business leader Im going to go way out on a limb and say that any of the second fiddles I mentioned could argue that the roles they played and the contributions they made played a significant part in helping their LEADERSHIP INDUSTRY MARCH 27 29 2012 SHERATON MYRTLE BEACH HOTEL l Need to speak adjuster better or just learn how they think l Want to learn how to tell the mortgage companies to pay on time l Want raging profits l Employment Law Issues l Need to close the insurance gap l Interested in Social Media Soft Contents Marketing Getting business Getting more business COME SEE WHY RIAS CONVENTION IS THE ONE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ALL YEAR LONG Free Expo Hall Passes Available www riaconvention org Circle 221 SUMMIT EXPO MYRTLE BEACH SC CLEANFAX COM January 2012 CM Cleanfax 17
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