business

Humor at Work: Improv for an Acquired Business

June 22, 2009

New York, NY – Being acquired by a large company can be stressful for all employees, but especially for those coming from the smaller company. There are fears of drastic changes, discontentment from new processes and restrictions, and a feeling that the old culture is going to completely disappear. When some of these issues popped [...]

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Collaborating Through Yes And

June 2, 2009

Two words is all it takes to improve your team’s ability to work, think, and create together. Taken from the world of improv, they are the foundation to collaboration, cooperation, creativity and other words that start with the letter ‘c.’  What two words are they?  Yes And. The Power of Yes And The number one [...]

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Better Business Through Improvisation

May 6, 2009

Joe Keefe says, “Good humor means good business” and I have to say I agree.  Keefe, co-founder and executive producer of Second City Communications share his thoughts on business and improv in the FastCompany article Stage Coaches by Zoe Barton. Some of the key points include: “Businesspeople need to learn to open themselves up to [...]

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Humor at Work: Stand-up Comedy at National Sales Meeting 2008

June 20, 2008

Tempe, AZ – I attended the National Sales Meeting for my organization at work and ended up performing stand-up comedy at the end of the event. All of the material was  created out of observations and stories from the week of activities, leading to 100% customized stand-up set for the event. As I sat in [...]

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