When you imagine a great leader, you probably picture a Fortune 500 CEO with a booming voice and a corner office. But leadership is not about dominance; it’s about unlocking the collective genius of a group. And Hollywood may have more to teach us about that than the boardroom does.

Let’s start with Pharrell Williams: the multihyphenate is (among other things) a composer, a producer and the men’s creative director for Louis Vuitton. He’s also one of the most sought-after collaborators around, because he makes it about the project, not himself.

He spots hidden potential and brings people together across industries. (Look no further than the viral 2016 video of Williams hearing — and being gobsmacked by — then-NYU-grad-student Maggie Rogers’ music for the first time.) He defies the myth th

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