Bruce Springsteen on Leadership

I’ve always believed the E Street Band’s continued existence—and it’s now been forty-plus years since its inception—is partially due to the fact that there was little to no role confusion amongst its members. Everyone knew their job, their boundaries, their blessings and limitations. My bandmates were not always happy with the decisions I made and may have been angered by some of them, but nobody debated my right to make them. Clarity ruled and allowed us to forge a bond based on the principle that we worked together, but it was my band. Later, when trouble came knocking, it came my way. So the last word was going to be mine from here on in.

From “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen, 2016; Photo by Art Meripol (@ameripol) shot in Memphis in 1984

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