How Improvisation Reverses “no, But” Thinking
by Howard
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
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Published in Agility, Awareness, Bookshelf, Communication, Community, Continuous Improvement, Creativity, Excellence, Innovation, Leadership, Planning, Rethink Strategy
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “no, But” Thinking And Improves Creativity and Collaboration -by Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton
Review by Amazon:
Executives from The Second City- the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation-reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators, encourage adaptable leaders, and build transformational businesses.
For more than 50 years, The Second City comedy theater in Chicago has been a training ground for some of the best comic minds in the industry-including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey. But it also provides one-of-a-kind leadership training to cutting-edge companies, nonprofits, and public sector organizations-all aimed at increasing creativity, collaboration, and teamwork.
The rules for leadership and teamwork have changed and the skills that got professionals ahead a generation ago don’t work anymore. Now, The Second City provides a new toolkit individuals and organizations can use to thrive in a world increasingly shaped by speed, social communication, and decentralization. Based on 8 principles of improvisation,Yes, And…helps to develop these skills and foster them in high-potential leaders and their teams, including:
• Mastering the ability to co-create in an ensemble
• Fostering a “yes, and” approach to work
• Embracing failure to accelerate high performance
• Leading by listening and by learning to follow
• Innovating by making something out of nothing
Yes, Andi..is a must-read for professionals and organizations, helping to develop the invaluable leadership skills needed to succeed today.
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