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Master the Skill-Use a Chair
On a recent business trip to the Netherlands, I had the pleasure to visit Amsterdam once again. A friend of mine from there was excited to show me the skating in front of the newly re-opened Rijks Museum. It was a glorious site. And the most exciting thing was to...
For Creativity – See Unlabeled
One of my favorite games played in our business improvisation sessions is See Unlabeled because this game avoids information and attitudes about what you are looking at, and a fresh new experience is possible. Words are labels. To get new insight, try to see without...
"Make your partner perfect": the best principle of Improvisation and Leadership
- Or what happened when Herbie Hancock performed with Miles Davis for the very first time. At 23 years old, Herbie Hancock became part of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet. During a recent interview commemorating his Kennedy Center Honor, Herbie said during...
Dodgeball: a Testimonial
A recent note - testimonial- from a client: "Hi Martha! I just experienced pretty much my worst nightmare. And here’s how I used the skills you taught me to overcome the extreme nature of this encounter. My husband and I participated in a grown up gym party last...
"Touch The Snake" – Regain your Creative Confidence
I believe that high performing organizations – workplaces – are centers of immense creativity. The fastest way to have a consistently profitable company is by showing your people how to create a culture of creativity. How do we change the workplace into a space of...
Texting in meetings likely bugs coworkers: Is it incivility?
From a study by the University of Southern California - Original Study http://bit.ly/17OoSfqPeople’s tolerance for texting and smartphone use at work varies according to gender, region, and age. Published in Business Communication Quarterly, the research offers a...
