[A conductor's] happiness does not come from only his own story and his joy of the music. The joy is about enabling other people's stories to be heard at the same time.

Talgam frames conducting less as self-expression and more as facilitation: the conductor’s fulfillment comes from creating conditions in which many individual voices can be heard together. The “own story” suggests ego, personal narrative, or a single interpretive will; by contrast, “enabling other people’s stories” points to leadership as listening, coordination, and empowerment. In an orchestra, each musician carries a distinct line, timbre, and intention; the conductor’s art is to align these without erasing them. As a broader leadership metaphor, the quote argues that joy and success arise when a leader helps others contribute meaningfully and simultaneously—turning a group into a coherent, polyphonic whole rather than a platform for one person’s voice.