Episode 215: Improving Leadership Teams through Improv featuring Dr. Candy Campbell

In this podcast episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Candy Campbell about improving leadership teams through improv.

Candy is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, nurse, and the author of the book “Improv to Improve Your Leadership Team: Tear Down Walls and Build Bridges.”

She co-founded an improv and stand-up comedy company in the San Francisco area in the early ’90s, which was the impetus to launch three solo shows, a doctorate degree, a documentary film, and six books.

In this podcast, Candy shares how improv can play a crucial role in our work and how these principles can help teams create positive results in the workplace.

We also talk about the role of improv in creating “transformational relationships” and some of her recommendations for several leaders who work in dyad teams.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

05:34 - Why Candy wrote the book specifically for leaders

17:30 - The 12 principles of the book “Improv to Improve Your Leadership Team”

18:29 - Some examples of how these improv principles can create positive results

21:19 - About the best way for leaders to practice applying the principles from the book

25:46 - Candy’s recommendations for several leaders who work in dyad teams

29:02 - About the “Left Brain” and “Right Brain” analogy she used in her book

33:56 - About Improv principles and their role in creating “transformational relationships”

38:21 - Some of the leaders’ biggest struggles when it comes to listening to others

43:08 - Candy’s hope for organizations that are ready for culture shifts and key drivers for creating a positive work culture

You may or may not realize this episode is jam-packed with priceless information on how improv can improve our leadership teams. Start listening here now, or go here to watch on the MissingLogic LLC YouTube channel.

Best Way To Reach Dr. Candy Campbell:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcandycampbell/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CandyCampbellRN

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.candycampbell/?hl=en

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcandycampbell/

Link to the book: Improv to Improve Your Leadership Team: Tear Down Walls and Build Bridges

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