In this most precarious time, emotions are running the gamut, as we navigate our way back to our offices – or not. Just as we mastered the virtual meeting, new questions and unspoken concerns are simmering directly below our cordial conversations.
What's happening outside our office is acutely being felt by each employee inside. There is no leaving fear and confusion at the door. In most cases, there is no door. You, Ms./Mr. Leader cannot ignore it, lock it up or attempt to pick up where you left off before March 15. This elephant is not going anywhere until you address it!
Employees are craving a way back to connection, to civility, while desperately needing and wanting the courage, confidence, and most importantly, agility to embrace and thrive during this uncertainty and unrest.
What's happening outside our office is acutely being felt by each employee inside. There is no leaving fear and confusion at the door. In most cases, there is no door. You, Ms./Mr. Leader cannot ignore it, lock it up or attempt to pick up where you left off before March 15. This elephant is not going anywhere until you address it!
Employees are craving a way back to connection, to civility, while desperately needing and wanting the courage, confidence, and most importantly, agility to embrace and thrive during this uncertainty and unrest.
…play lifts stress from us. It refreshes us and recharges us. It restores optimism. It changes our perspective, stimulating creativity. It renews our ability to accomplish the work of the world. By anyone's reckoning, those are remarkably worthy achievements.
-Psychology Today Hara Estroff Marano, Editor-at-Large
For the past two months, we have been virtually gathering people and teams together with Improv Exercises/Games. That’s right – play – a different kind of play. This is not performance improv. This is play with a purpose. It is about creating a safe and trusting environment where, people, in a light and spontaneous way, reveal small parts of themselves, their beliefs, their conditions, which then evoke empathy and connection.
Today and for a long time to come, we must be gentle with ourselves and each other. When people get to connect just one layer below their fear or rage the results are clear and consistent:
Compassion for self and others
Deeper understanding/acceptance of other’s beliefs (doesn’t mean agreement)
Renewed Bonding
Agility - what's next? And, next?
Productivity and Creativity shoot up
Courage! So much is out of our control. We become resourceful..
Today and for a long time to come, we must be gentle with ourselves and each other. When people get to connect just one layer below their fear or rage the results are clear and consistent:
Compassion for self and others
Deeper understanding/acceptance of other’s beliefs (doesn’t mean agreement)
Renewed Bonding
Agility - what's next? And, next?
Productivity and Creativity shoot up
Courage! So much is out of our control. We become resourceful..
“You can learn more about a man in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation.” Plato
If you’re curious and understand the need for a different type of connection, we are offering you 30 minutes to experience Improv your Teams. Call NOW!
What Other Say About Maxine
"Max is a spitfire and will literally have you jumping out of your seats! She is at the same time very warm and engaging. She really understands people and human behavior.” Kristy A. LA Mission
"If you're tired of mere talk and want to play, go to Drop&Play! What a relief, and how liberating, it is to drop our serious adult masks and create something silly, hilarious, honest, and original from our collective imagination, all in the present moment." Akemi O InsightLA
“Your exercises were an absolute hit with everyone. They loved getting involved and have praised your performance! I would say that Maxine is absolutely phenomenal! …And recommend utilizing her talents for any motivational presentation.” Candice C, Program Dir, Federal Reserve System
“Maxine is worth the investment, she will bring cohesiveness to your board, and she will make you look at working as a group in a different way.” Meggan Ciacca CPA, NAWBO-SJ Board of Directors, President
“Maxine was super! Very engaging, articulate, interesting and entertaining! Maxine was on fire! She is an amazing instructor and should be paid TONS of money, please give her a raise…” Managers – FOX Entertainment Group
"If you're tired of mere talk and want to play, go to Drop&Play! What a relief, and how liberating, it is to drop our serious adult masks and create something silly, hilarious, honest, and original from our collective imagination, all in the present moment." Akemi O InsightLA
“Your exercises were an absolute hit with everyone. They loved getting involved and have praised your performance! I would say that Maxine is absolutely phenomenal! …And recommend utilizing her talents for any motivational presentation.” Candice C, Program Dir, Federal Reserve System
“Maxine is worth the investment, she will bring cohesiveness to your board, and she will make you look at working as a group in a different way.” Meggan Ciacca CPA, NAWBO-SJ Board of Directors, President
“Maxine was super! Very engaging, articulate, interesting and entertaining! Maxine was on fire! She is an amazing instructor and should be paid TONS of money, please give her a raise…” Managers – FOX Entertainment Group
About Max
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Maxine is a vibrant facilitator, speaker and coach whose quick wit and business savvy has created a national demand for her Collaborcate™ workshops and keynotes. For almost 15 years Max has successfully been inspiring and entertaining groups using one of the most exhilarating forces in communication and collaboration today, the application of improvisation. She is a 20-year veteran of the business world - from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade to being a daily and weekly financial commentator on NPR’s “Marketplace.” She’s also an accomplished actor and alum of Chicago’s 2nd City Improv Lab.
Thousands of people and leaders from The Federal Reserve System to FOX Entertainment, retail to cargo, entrepreneurs to stay-at-homers, have benefited from Max’s innovative play-training empowering quick, productive fun collaborations, through respectful and generous communications to create the boldest, audacious solutions. Participants leave with more agility, focus and creativity on demand. Her passion for play as a vehicle to free the fettered critical mind, is contagious. |
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