Great leaders are a lot like great lyricists.
They don’t just speak—they compose. Every word intentional. Every pause purposeful. Every message laced with rhythm and resonance. Because the best leadership, like the best music, isn’t just heard—it’s felt.
As a Poetic Voice—a speaker who fuses leadership with lyricism—I’ve seen firsthand how the principles of music can elevate how we lead because music knows how to move people. It knows how to harmonize differences. How to build momentum, drop into silence, and rise again into that chorus everyone wants to sing along to. Shouldn’t our leadership do the same?
A lyricist leads with language that lifts. They understand the power of phrasing, timing, and tone. In the same way, a leader who leads like a lyricist doesn’t just give direction—they create emotion. They don’t just issue tasks—they offer themes that tie a team together.
They know that leadership is less about volume and more about vibration. It’s about the rhythm of how you show up, the melody in how you treat people, the bass line of integrity that thumps beneath every decision.
And don’t forget the hook.
Every song that stays with you has a hook—a line that sticks, that carries the message long after the music fades. As a leader, your hook is your vision. Your values. That unforgettable phrase that reminds your people why they’re here and what they’re building.
So if you want to be a leader who moves people—don’t just look to the boardroom. Look to the studio. Think like a lyricist. Lead with flow. Speak in stanzas that inspire, not just instructions that inform.
Because leadership that sings creates movements that echo.
And the best leaders?
They don’t just build followers.
They build anthems.
