HOW TO IMPROVISE
HOW TO IMPROVISE
Gerald J. Leonard
Following a team development system that jazz musicians use naturally provides clarity, purpose, and structure is the key to creating high-performing agile teams, and it’s attainable through this book, Workplace Jazz – HOW TO IMPROVISE: 9 Steps to Creating High-Performing Agile Project Teams In Workplace Jazz, I hope to raise a battle cry for individual and corporate responsibility in building cultures that are both healthier and more productive for those working in them. Workplace Jazz offers insights into how to help your teams become successful agile transformational project teams using the IMPROVISE framework to grow in the areas of emotional and conversational intelligence while experiencing the connections that professional musicians achieve when they’re performing.
Igniting Aspirational leadership at Harley-Davidson
Listen to this podcast where Gerald shares a story of inspiration and aspiration for igniting leadership.
Nov 4, 2020
5 min
Visualize Your Results
There are several reasons you should consider visualizing your results. One is the fact that it increases motivation and possibility thinking. Listen to this podcast and to Gerald identifying and explaining the 10 reasons why visualization helps your results.
Oct 13, 2020
8 min
Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions
Did you know that the highest paid people in the world love feedback? If you also like feedback than you are in great company. Then why is it that so many actually avoid feedback? Listen to this podcast and to Gerald explaining this phenomena.
Oct 6, 2020
6 min
Conversation with David Dyson and Donald Robinson
In this Episode and conversation with Gerald Leonard, David Dyson and Donald Robinson these amazing musicians engage in several fascinating topics: The importance of being inspired by other musicians, your mindset, reaching your next level of success, creating your own music, and giving others credit. Also find out what surrender to support means.
Sep 29, 2020
44 min
Conversation with Donald Robinson and Mike Rayburn
In this episode, Gerald engages in a fascinating discussion with Donald Robinson and Mike Rayburn. They discuss music, life, business, success and the critical importance of practice among other topics. To learn more about Donald Robinson Studios go to https://donaldrobinsonstudios.com/and to learn more about Mike Rayburn go to https://mikerayburn.com
Sep 22, 2020
52 min
Managing Unrealistic Expectations
Employees are suffering from job related stress at alarming rates. Manage your stress response and identify quick wins are some of the insights Gerald shares in this podcast among several others to help you and your team manage these stresses and challenges so you don't get caught in setting unrealistic expectation in instead you are able to properly manage them.
Sep 15, 2020
12 min
Positive Attitude
Did you know that positive attitude actually changes your brain and you have the ability to control your attitude? The question is, are you building a better brain with your team by cultivating a positive attitude? In this podcast, Gerald shares key insights to significantly improve your positive attitude and overall success.
Sep 8, 2020
12 min
Measure What Matters
Listening is not about yourself, it is about the other person. It's at that deep level of listening where true engagement comes from. How do you get started and measure what matters and develop this mastery of mindset and listening. Listen to this podcast and to Gerald and find out.
Sep 1, 2020
11 min
Challenges My Clients Are Facing
A lack of buy-in from your delivery team is the first of three challenges Gerald's clients are facing. Listen to this podcast and discover these challenges, what to do about them and how to hold your team accountable to agreed upon decisions and plans.
Aug 25, 2020
12 min
What Music Has Taught Me and All That Jazz
Discipline of practice is one of the lessons Gerald has learned from playing music from a young age. In fact, turning practice from casual to structured and deliberate practice was the key to his success. Listen to this podcast where Gerald discusses this topic and how to create the blueprint to connect your teams emotionally.
Aug 18, 2020
8 min
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