A Moody Monday: Are We The Conductor?

Are we in charge? Are we able to inspire others to do their best and contribute to something greater than themself?  A great conductor is just a person flailing their arms in the air, if the musicians don't respond to them.  The musicians are all soloists until the conductor brings them together - melding the sounds with magic something that is greater than the sum of the parts. Great conductors know how to get musicians to dig deep and give more than they knew they had to give. Great conductors know how to acknowledge and thank the people who make the music.  If you watch great conductors, the music invades their being. The music shows on their face and body. They often sing along silently, knowing how each part should sound, and how those individual sounds make the whole.  

We need soloists, but we also need harmony, we need to know how to do both.  A great conductor will know how to get both out of us. 

I struggle with trying to bring soloists together.  I study conductors and great managers, trying to be better.  But then, constant study and improvement is something that a conductor must do.