Kai Kight: ‘Bring new music into the world’

The ‘inefficient’ path often leads to the most novel discoveries, says America’s CU Conference keynoter.

Violinist Kai Kight likens leaders to composers: they must coax the sweetest notes out of their performers regardless of the instruments they play.

“Composers must revise their music so it fits the individual’s context,” says Kight, who will address CUNA’s 2019 America’s Credit Union Conference, June 17-20 at the Walt Disney World Resort® in Florida.

He offers several ways leaders can inspire those around them, and shares where he finds inspiration.

What’s the best way for leaders to inspire those around them?

The ideas of a composer mean nothing if the performers cannot play them—meaning the composer’s job is not simply to have a vision for the world but to turn that vision into notes; a language that is simple and actionable for others.

 

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