1259 Improv in the Workplace with Christner Strategies Jenny Christner
b'\\n\\nIn this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the CEO of Christner Strategies, Jenny Christner.\\n\\nJosh and Jenny discuss improv\\u2019s ability to impact strategy. Jenny discusses her history in theater after medical school and how after taking an improv class she fell in love with it. Jenny shares how she uses improv every day in both personal life and business. She discusses the science behind improv and how it appealed to the scientific side of her and how it opened a window of hobby. She expresses how she learned these tools and how when these improv tools are applied, it can also help people within their workplace. In learning the rules of improv, Jenny was able to make sense of them and apply them to all aspects of life.\\n\\nJenny also serves as the dean at the College of Medicine at Baylor. Josh asks how improv has been used professionally as well as within the education space. Jenny shares that the more you dive into leadership, more than anything, it\\u2019s really about personal relationships. She emphasizes that a key piece of improv is you have to listen very carefully and that when we converse with others in the workplace, listening is crucial. Often we get lost in our own thoughts and responses and improv tools give great lessons on using strong listening skills to accomplish set goals. Listening allows for better collaboration and stronger relationship building.\\n\\nJosh shares his own transformative experience in exploring improv classes and how it has helped him to be more real, more authentic, and a more present leader. He also shares how it has helped him feel better about himself in social situations, with less second guessing on what to speak. Josh and Jenny discuss the impact of implementing improv skills to team members within an organization and how the safety improv ideals of communication provided in expressiveness can foster improvments within a team. They discuss the improv tool of \\u201cyes and\\u201d versus \\u201cyes, but\\u201d and how responding with an \\u2018and\\u2019 instead of a \\u2018but\\u2019 keeps communication flowing and open within teams. This can allow a team to work together more effectively. \\u201cYes and\\u201d allows the concept that there\\u2019s no mistakes, and it\\u2019s open to take in every person\'s input within a safe environment where everyone has a voice. Jenny expresses the impact that this form of collaboration can have within a team to create and establish a common theme.\\n\\nWant to learn more? Check out Christner Strategies\\u2019 website at https://christner-strat.com/\\n\\nCheck out Christner Strategie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/christner-strategies/\\n\\nCheck out Jenny Christner on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennychristner/\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!\\n\\nMore from UpMyInfluence:\\n\\n\\u2b50 We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE.\\n\\n\\U0001f389 Are you a 6-figure consultant? I\\u2019ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here.\\n\\n\\U0001f680 What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.'
