Harper Collins Yes, And, Business & Economics, Hardback, Kelly Leonard
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Description: For more than 50 years, The Second City has been the world's premier comedy club/theater and school of improvisation, but it's also the place leading-edge companies turn to develop innovators and adaptable leaders. For the first time ever, long-time executives of TSC show how the 7 elements of improv can help all kinds of organizations and leaders build the toolkit they'll need to meet reality head on. Harper Collins Yes, And, Business & Economics, Hardback, Kelly Leonard - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Chip Hauss
Rating: 5
Review: If you are laughing at the idea that the Second City folks could right a serious book about leadership then you REALLY need to read this book. I bought this book on a whim. I liked second city and the title grabbed me, because as a peacebuilder, I focus on both-and rather than either-or solutions, so Yes, And sort of struck a chord. What I realized as I read the book that improv and problem solving have a lot in common wherever they occur. Their tools resonate with what works for my colleagues on the ground--work in teams (whoops, I mean ensembles), listen well, build on and support what others are say, and most of all, yes-and the person you are working with. Always take what s/he is saying AND build on it. Expand the frame of the discussion. You'll probably get somewhere and have some fun getting there. I was reading the book and smiling when the CEO of the group I work for came in. Melanie and I are both Jewish and I was reading about Jewsical the Musical which got us laughing more than it did Second City audiences. Then, I explained why I was reading the book, and we both simultaneously decided that we should get the Second City folks to do a workshop at the Alliance for Peacebuilding's next annual conference so that our idiot savant improv artists could get some serious training (hopefully in some not so serious ways) in doing what they already do better. If only we could afford them.
Author: Sarah B
Rating: 3
Review: I'm obsessed with Second City. I've been to hundreds of shows. I was elated when I heard about the release of this book. To learn business principles while receiving entertainment seemed like a fair expectation. Sadly, It was boring read. The book incorporates almost zero humor. Yet, non-comedic writers seem to have no problems finding jokes for their books. Yes, And references several scenes, but never do they tell you the story. This book had massive potential and near-unlimited opportunities to engage readers by inserting humor and entertainment into the pages. This would've benefitted the book and their theatres. Instead, Yes, And is a dry book that leaves much to be desired. The professional content is good, but without entertaining breaks in the narrative, the book gets tiring. Don't read at night.
