Improvisation in business has always been “the training that dare not speak its name” I have been using the tools and building blocks of Impro in business training for many years but often disguised or re-labelled as team-building, creativity, communication training, corporate storytelling, whatever….
But why pretend it’s something else? You see, improvisation requires the following skills and attributes:-
- excellent listening
- positive acceptance of others
- great sensitivity
- an upbeat and open approach
- regard for detail
- enormous willingness to welcome problems as opportunities
- a wide open mind
- a non-blocking mindset
- a massive sense of fun and adventure
- an eager willingness to take risks
- a huge concern to support others
- a desire to succeed
- an active imagination
- comfort and ease with rapid change
- spontaneity and sparkle
- fearless leadership
- constant attitude of delighted anticipation
Which of these would you not like to develop in your workplace?
These are also the skills that go towards making a great CEO, manager, team leader, co-worker, customer handler, salesperson or any other role you have – in fact, they are also likely to help in any and every aspect of your life that you can think of!
As well as bringing all these skills to corporations around the UK, I also founded and run Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s only weekly Impro Workshop.