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When Art Meets Leadership
What can a museum director teach you about leading a team? What does a conductor know about performance under pressure that your MBA never covered?
This podcast sits at the intersection of art and leadership. Each episode, host Alina Ignatieva, People & Culture expert and executive coach, sits down with leaders from the art world: museum directors, gallery founders, curators, conductors, chefs, and creative entrepreneurs.
Together, they explore what it really takes to lead in high-performance creative environments, where inspiration is the currency, and people are everything.
If you believe the best leadership lessons don't always come from boardrooms, you're in the right place.
When Art Meets Leadership
Making the Invisible Visible with Ann Muller
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In this episode of When Art Meets Leadership, I sit down with Ann Muller, the creative force behind LUGA – Luxembourg Urban Gardens. We explore how a six-year journey transformed public spaces across Luxembourg and what it takes to lead a project that brings together artists, architects, government institutions, communities, and more than 1,000 contributors.
This conversation goes beyond urban gardens. We talk about leadership, resilience, curiosity, and the power of seeing what is often overlooked. Ann shares her unconventional career path, the lessons she learned from working across art, culture, government, and public projects, and why meaningful change often starts with the smallest details.
What We Cover
- How Ann’s journey led her to LUGA
- The idea behind “Making the Invisible Visible”
- Why nature and public spaces matter more than we think
- Building and leading large interdisciplinary projects
- The importance of neutrality and trust in leadership
- Working with stakeholders, institutions, and government
- Learning by doing and embracing uncertainty
- Resilience, curiosity, and lifelong learning
- The role of family as a source of strength
- What leaders can learn from artists, architects, and urban planners
- The lasting legacy of LUGA
- Advice for young people who want to create meaningful work
Relevant Links
- Learn more about LUGA: https://luga.lu/
- Connect with Ann Muller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-muller-478b57239/
- Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinaignatieva/
- Follow the podcast for upcoming episodes: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2517937.rss