Quote 1:"The conductor of an orchestra does not make a sound...his true power derives from his ability to make other people powerful."
The conductor does not have an exceptional skill at playing a specific instrument but yet he has the power to make others with such skill great by having them perform as a cohesive unit. This quote shows me that a leader does not have to be exceptionally skillful. His goal should be to bring others with such skill together and inspire a shared vision that will make the group truly unique and great. Just as a conductor focuses on the people in the orchestra the leader should focus on who he is leading and trust that they will be the medium which communicates to those outside the group. In sports teams it does not matter how much individual talent one has, a leader has to arise in the group and inspire the group to pool their talents and become great.
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Well, we know from earlier study that the leader must be competent in terms of technical knowledge (the conductor must understand music), but moreseo have an ability to bring it out of others. This is the nature of the quote and one I think you capture with reasonable, if not excellent, clarity.
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