{"id":587550,"date":"2018-02-03T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/?p=587550"},"modified":"2022-08-11T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:01:02","slug":"ep51-symphony-of-shared-leadership","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/podcast\/ep51-symphony-of-shared-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 51: A Symphony of Shared Leadership (with Jim Roe and Bernard Labadie)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my fundamental beliefs about nonprofits is that when done right, power is shared between two co-pilots \u2013 the Executive Director and the board chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are exceptions. For example, how should power be shared at an arts organization where there is a creative director who is, perhaps, the most important leader of all?<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I invited Jim Roe and Bernard Labadie onto the podcast. Jim is the President and Executive Director and Bernard the Artistic Director of the Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s. And they have a <\/span>very<\/span><\/i> successful shared leadership model.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common model at arts organizations like the Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s is that the staff reports to the CEO and the principal conductor has a whole lot of power through artistic leadership. However, the vision of these two co-pilots may or may not be aligned.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s in charge anyway? <\/span><\/p>\n

My guests discuss the realities around their roles and the intersection of strategy and artistic vision. They explain where their energies should be focused, and how the synergy results in a model for shared leadership that not only really works for them, but ultimately results in a beautiful symphony.<\/span><\/p>\n

About James Roe and Bernard Labadie<\/h2>\n

JAMES ROE, President and Executive Director<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

James Roe\u2019s career spans three-decades in classical music. He joined Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s as President & Executive Director in November 2015, having previously served as President & CEO of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Roe enjoyed a performance career that included roles with NJSO, Z\u00e9phyros Winds, American Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s. From 1996 until 2013, Roe served as Executive and Artistic Director of the Helicon Foundation. <\/span><\/p>\n

BERNARD LABADIE, Artistic Director<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bernard Labadie joined Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s as Artistic Director in 2017. He has established himself worldwide as a leading conductor of Baroque and Classical repertoire, a reputation closely tied to his work as Founding Conductor of Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Qu\u00e9bec. In 2016, Bernard Labadie received the Samuel de Champlain award in Paris. He was honored with a 2005 appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada and his home province named him a Chevalier de l\u2019Ordre National du Qu\u00e9bec in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this episode<\/h2>\n