Dimensions
152 x 229 x 23mm
For more than 50 years, The Second City has been the world's premier comedy club/theater and school of improvisation, but it's also the place leading-edge companies turn to develop innovators and adaptable leaders. For the first time ever, long-time executives of TSC show how the 7 elements of improv can help all kinds of organizations and leaders build the toolkit they'll need to meet reality head on. 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 fifty 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 eight 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, And is a must-read for professionals and organizations, helping to develop the invaluable leadership skills needed to succeed today.
