Greg Thomas

In this conversation with CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, Greg Thomas, we explore the process of racialization, how racialized worldviews impact development, the limits of the anti-racism movement, cultural intelligence, antagonistic cooperation and a more expansive approach to the topic of deracialization. Greg Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg embodies the strategic vision of the company and enacts it during live workshops and for the Tune In To Leadership blog. The Co-Creator of G&J Productions, Greg has been instrumental in developing humanities programs for top cultural organizations such as Jazz at Lincoln Center. As a journalist and scholar, he has conducted in-depth research and conducted hundreds of interviews over the course of his career. Greg has given presentations on jazz, culture, race, and democratic life and values for a range of online platforms and institutions such Columbia, Hamilton and Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Greg Thomas and Jewel Kinch-Thomas, co-founders of the Jazz Leadership Project, share how jazz principles can revolutionize leadership. They discuss the importance of co-creation and freedom within structure as essential to collaborative leadership. The duo emphasizes active and empathetic listening, highlighting how it fosters psychological safety in teams. They also explore how leaders can turn mistakes into learning moments and envision organizations that operate like jazz ensembles, full of creativity and joy.

Greg Thomas, a music and culture enthusiast, joins Dr. John Vervaeke in a conversation about the interplay between philosophy, music, and culture. They explore the sacredness of music, the musicality of being, and the role of music in democracy. They tackle topics like race, culture, and cosmic responsibility, offering fresh insights on harmonizing human experience. They discuss the tradition of great musicians in jazz, the relationship between music and math, sense-making in altered states of consciousness, pluralistic perspectives on race and culture, the role of virtue in a good human life, and express gratitude for their conversation.