Art of Making Sh!t Up

Using the Principles of Improv to Become an Unstoppable Powerhouse

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Work together to up your chances of business successThe Art of Making Sh!t Up combines the lessons learned from a personal journey with the teachings derived from years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people to demonstrate how working together has helped others found and grow several multimillion-dollar companies.By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, this book helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, more accepting, and more "all in" to create a stronger teammate and team. Remove the fear of failureRecognize when and how to trust your instinctsCelebrate and embrace the ideas of othersListen effectively—to both people and your environmentThinking is hard. Listening is easy—and is most often the springboard to huge ideas. Find out how it can work for you with The Art of Making Sh!t Up.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-04-27
Mått150 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781394185870

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NORM LAVIOLETTE is the Co-founder of Improv Asylum, IA innovation, Laugh Boston, and Asylum Gaming and Esports (AGE). He leads Improv Asylum and IA Innovation’s strategic business and artistic vision locally, nationally and globally. Norm has firsthand experience in building companies from start-up to multimillion-dollar businesses. Norm knows why culture is integral to long-term success and has built a team that exemplifies why communicating, listening and trusting are so important.

Introduction ixChapter 1 I Am Who I Say I Am 1Chapter 2 Listening to Understand 9Chapter 3 Building Off of Other People's Ideas 17Chapter 4 From Spark to Flame 23Chapter 5 The Fear of Looking Stupid 33Chapter 6 People Don't Think about You as Much as You Think They Do 37Chapter 7 Facing Failure: Be Wrong to Be Right 45Chapter 8 Heightening 55Chapter 9 Yes and, Maybe, No 61Chapter 10 Small Decisions Add Up 77Chapter 11 The Cult Factor 85Chapter 12 Be Patiently Impatient 93Chapter 13 Pain Tolerance 99Chapter 14 Luck Is Like a Train 105Chapter 15 Fire the Assholes 109Chapter 16 Ushers, Vomit, and Why People Clean Bathrooms 113Chapter 17 Diversity Is a Choice 119Chapter 18 Are You Worth $10 an Hour? 123Chapter 19 Nobody Knows Anything 127Chapter 20 Who Gives a Shit? 131Chapter 21 Everything I Know in Business I Learned from Coaching Girls Softball 135Chapter 22 Trapped in the Bowels of the Grand Bazaar 145Chapter 23 The Ambassador and the Bathroom 149Chapter 24 China Talk 153Author’s Note on "Shit" 163Acknowledgments 165About the Author 167Index 169