Intermediate level
 

Go with the flow

Maximizing our ability to navigate change by learning what it means to be present

Topic(s)

Overview

Through the use of time-tested improvisational exercises and engagement with prominent leadership theories, team development theories and collaborative reflections, participants will learn to hone their observational, conversational and listening skills to better understand the needs of the moment and resist the urge to get caught up in past or future outcomes.

Key learning objectives

How to think on your feet:
1. Identify, listen to, and react to the issue at hand.
2. Get rid of intrusive, distracting thoughts.
3. Be comfortable being uncomfortable – growth happens outside your comfort zone.

Interactive components

Improvisation exercises, discussion and reflection

Presenter

Jason Glick has been a professional actor, director, producer, teacher and acting coach for over 30 years. Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Glick has lived and breathed theater regionally in Chicago, Wisconsin, Nashville, TN, and Portland, OR, where he moved in 2009.

Glick became co-artistic director of a theatre company in 2017 for two successful seasons before Covid altered the industry.

In response, he shifted gears toward the next step of his professional career. He earned his master’s in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University, which further enhanced his leadership and collaborative coaching ability, supplying him with the skills to take his theatre expertise into organizational and team settings.