Dinner Presentation

During a dinner presentation, courses are interspersed with demonstration and discussion of two very different musical worlds: classical music and jazz.

Following the first course, Dominic introduces the orchestral conductor as leader of a large “musical” organization – by using a baton and showing film clips he demonstrates a range of leadership styles, drawing special attention to the power of communication through gesture, listening and responding, the importance of trust and collaboration during preparation and performance.

After the second course, Dominic contrasts the world of classical music with the world of jazz – showing film clips or bringing on stage a live jazz band, he describes the importance of creativity and innovation within minimal structures, embracing errors as a source of learning, alternating between leading and supporting roles, rotating leadership responsibilities and building on each other’s ideas in performance.

The evening concludes with a group interactive experience using handheld percussion instruments.

Case Study
LOUIS VUITTON MOËT HENNESSEY asked Dominic to prepare a series of dinner presentations about music for senior managers, to take place during dinner in luxury hotels in London & Paris.

Testimonial
"By using the conductor of an orchestra as a metaphor for leadership of an organization, Dominic Alldis delivers a brilliant elaboration on the notion of "organized chaos", an oxymoron shared by both the business and the musical world. Indeed, these two fields need the right balance of rationality and imagination. In addition, Dominic provides a superb illustration of this concept by reconciling structure and creativity in the elegant pieces of jazz music he performs during his presentation."

Concetta Lanciaux, Vice President of Organisational Development, LVMH

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