To an extent, leadership is like beauty
it’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it
Warren Bennis
Art & Leadership is a novel approach, developed by Iris Lavy, for meeting current business challenges characterized by rapid changes and uncertainty. Addressing these challenges call for leadership development at all levels of organizations. Leadership can be inspired through an intellectual and creative dialogue with the art. Artists and leaders are guided by their inner vision, commitment and passion that motivate people to act and feel
Iris Lavy, a Management Consultant and an Art Historian,combines 
the two disciplines, Art and Leadership, to inspire organizations and managements to apply art in the design of leadership. Iris Lavy holds a Graduate degree in Art History and an Undergraduate degree in Fine Art from Kent State University, USA, and a certificate as a Management Consultant by Bar Ilan University, Israel. She has been operating as an independent Management Consultant to businesses and public sector entities over 15 years. She is a frequent participant at international conferences such as WEF in Davos, Switzerland
Illustrative topics of Art & Leadership lectures and workshops include
Self Portrait: Visualize the Inner Voice
In the art, self portraits serve as a personal statement of the artist. It is a visual biography and a soul searching vehicle. Developing a self portrait can help leaders raise their self awareness, identify their strengths and weakness and develop their unique statement of mission. A successful Leader must lead himself before he can lead others
Evolving from Artisan-Manager to Artist-Leader
Managers deal with process, leaders deal with people. Artisans work with material; artists create with vision and inspiration. Evolving as a leader requires adapting the mind set of an artist who is projecting vision, passion and inspiration
Transforming Vision into Action
Great Artists posses the ability to dream, create vision, and live by it. Great Leaders transform personal vision into action by serving as a role model -walk the talk - and by creating a culture of shared values and goals
Leading Change: Lessons from Pablo Picasso
An organization is a reflection of its leader. Pablo Picasso, an artist and a cultural leader, reinvented himself again and again throughout his long and prolific career. Leading change through artistic exploration helps Leaders expand personal and organizational boundaries to discover new frontiers
For further information
Tel: + 972-54-4646227
Fax: + 972-3-6436060
Mail: lavy.iris@gmail.com
