A few weeks ago, I blogged about an improv class I attended to learn techniques I can incorporate in training and business. Apparently, Patrick Lencioni had a similar experience and talks about it in his new book, “Getting Naked.”
Whoa, hold on there! The book is not about what you think. It’s about allowing yourself to be vulnerable as a consultant, be aware of weaknesses, humble enough to admit mistakes and brave enough to “enter the danger.”
I look forward to reading Thiagi, the training game guru’s newsletter each month. This month’s stuck out to me because I’m giving a presentation on the Speed of Trust simulation this week in Norfolk, VA.
In this month’s issue, Brian Remer interviews Kurt Nemes, Senior Ethics Program Officer with the World Bank on trust in the business environment.
I recently went to a workshop with the Carolina Improv Company in Myrtle Beach. The 1.5 hour workshop was an enlightening riot on the lessons and value that improv theatre can bring to your classroom, your team or your business. Gina at Carolina Improv let us in on the 11 ways improv can enliven the way you envision work and life:
Being more spontaneous
Thinking on your feet
Living in the moment
Improving personal growth
Unleashing your creativity
Being playful (and playing well with others)
Stop fearing judgment
Change your perspective
Improving team synergy
Accepting others and ideas
Adjusting to change
My fellow trainers and I got a few great activities with a “yes…and” approach, including the “physical telephone” exercise. Comment on this post if you’d like an activity plan for the exercise, and I’ll send one your way!
I plan to incorporate a few techniques in my training courses, and think Gina and Carolina Improv’s corporate and group workshops can help any organization. Go ahead, improv your life!
I recorded an IPresentation that’s now posted on the ReliabilityWeb site. Take a listen if you like. It’s 6-minutes about looking for the talent in your organization and providing them the opportunities to most effectively transfer that information to others in the organization.
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (RSA) has produced a number of animated videos to support presentations given by today’s cutting edge thinkers. Below is Dan Pink’s talk on studies in motivation at work. The results might surprise you, but his message is right on. The 10 minutes you spend watching the video are worth your time.
Join our guest Impact columnist, David Marquet, for a free, 30-minute webinar on leadership. Here’s a preview:
In this webinar, David Marquet, former Captain of the USS Santa Fe, explains why leaders should jump ship on the old leadership style where leaders give orders and employees follow. Giving orders only creates followers without energy, passion or ownership. As work moves from physical to intellectual, employees require control, competence and clarity of purpose to be productive. In this new world of work, employees lead themselves and leaders create the structure for them to do so. Marquet implemented this new style aboard the Santa Fe and so powerful were the results, that noted author Dr. Stephen Covey rode his ship and wrote about it in The 8th Habit, stating “Never before had I observed such empowerment.”
Register for the webinar here. To see an archived version of the webinar after, go here.
One great thing about visiting or working in another town is the difference in local news. Paper news may one day be a thing of the past, but there’s nothing like flipping through thin newsprint pages of happenings in another city with a different take on issues, different concerns and priorities than where you live.
Last week The Washington Post published a few articles about James Cameron offering his opinion on how to stop the oil spill (some were combative).
Just finished a Speed of Trust simulation for an internal client. The Speed of Trust simulation is a discovery learning experience based on Stephen M.R. Covey’s Speed of Trust book. Bill Wilder and I are certified to deliver this simulation that teaches leaders and teams about the different types of trust (self, relationship, organizational, etc), the cores of credibility and the 13 behaviors that exemplify trust. This is the second facilitation I’ve witnessed and I’m sure it will be strikingly different every time.
The IMPACT blog is written by Life Cycle Institute learning professionals. Our blog is meant to stimulate conversation and encourage discovery about effective leadership, the process of learning and how people grow through change.
Lowcountry ASTD meeting at NChuck Goodwill (Eagle Dr) to discuss copyright law in training, 1130-1pm Aug 13th03:01:50 PM July 28, 2010from LinkedIn
In Norfolk for a CBT project. LinkedIn High Impact Learning Group started an interesting conversation -- do women and men learn differently?03:36:27 PM July 20, 2010from LinkedIn
