Leading With A Creative Edge
(The Creative Act Of Managing)

Course Description

You lead and set the tone by your example. Infusing your leadership qualities with a touch of creativity gives you an edge and a stronger profile in today's workplace. And what better place to learn creative strategies as from the field of the performing arts. This course connects your daily roles as leader, supervisor and manager with the roles of theatre director, music conductor, choreographer and storyteller. Many principles can be extracted from the arts and directly applied to your office to improve your skills as a creative leader. Top leaders direct, orchestrate and choreograph the complex elements of personnel, policy and procedures through the fast-paced swirl of meetings, phone calls, conversations, reading, writing, making presentations and business trips. These activities often go unnoticed as creative acts. Adding a creative touch to your leadership initiatives, no matter how big or small, can generate enthusiasm, loyalty, empowerment and increased productivity among your staff. Take this opportunity to expand and improve your communication skills, enhance your personal presence, and foster a positive attitude toward change, risk-taking and play within the professional business environment.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Day One

9:00-10:30
Activating The Imagination
Introductions
Creativity
Imagination and Spontaneity
Improvisation
Being Present and the Presence of Being
10:30-10:45
Morning Tea Break
10:45 – 12:30
Setting The Stage
Office as Theatre: Characters, Roles, and Scenes
Current Dramas ... at the Workplace
The ABC of Actor Preparation:
Alert, Balanced, Centred and Grounded
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00
Blocks To Creativity
Habits
Fear
Inertia and Imitation
Overcoming the Blocks:
Managing Your Self-Talk
Humour
Physical Movement
Use of the Breath
3:00-3:15
Afternoon Tea Break
3:15-5:00
Skills Of The Actor
Trust and Support
Risk-Taking
Vocal Qualities
Passion, Emotion and Believability

Day Two

9:00-10:30
Rhythms And Variation
Manager as Choreographer, Conductor and Director
Creating Rhythms in the Manager's Workday:
Accessibility and Inaccessibility
Activity and Reflection
Work and Leisure
Contact and Retreat
10:30-10:45
Morning Tea Break
10:45-12:30
Choreography Essentials
Intention, Motivation, Clarity
Theme, Simplicity, Impact
Dynamics: Time, Space, Weight, Form, Energy
Paradox
Management Applications
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00
Imagining The Future
Giving Shape to Problems
Poetry and Storytelling
Asking Legitimate Questions
IMANAGING the Future
3:00-3:15
Afternoon Tea Break
3:15-5:00
Communicating Changes
Creating and recreating relationships
Encouraging a creative, receptive, active atmosphere
Wrap-Up and Feedback
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