Soar to Success June 15 2020

By Lisa Ryan, CSP W hen you think of Improv, you may be thinking about a fun way to spend a Friday night at a comedy club. However, improv is not all fun and games. There are valuable lessons you can take directly from improv and apply them to your business. Improv is all about communication and when it comes to having an engaged workforce, effective communication is key. Unfortunately, people don’t always share their thoughts and feelings well. Leaders may dominate the Using Ideas from Improv to Engage Employees conversation or employees may be too afraid to share their ideas, leading to disengagement on both ends of the equation. Hereare three lessons fromtheworldof Improv to help you communicate more effectively. 1. Instead of getting ready to talk, listen. In improv, you don’t plan what you’re going to say, you respond in the moment, which means you need to listen to what’s being said. There are too many times that people listen only with