Video Transcript
If you work in HR, Learning and Development, or a people and culture role, then one of the things you’re probably always thinking about is adaptability, right?
How can you help your teams be able to pivot and adapt to changing circumstances and market dynamics? When things go wrong in a sales meeting or a pitch, or you’re presenting and things don’t go as planned, or someone forgets their PowerPoint slides, what do you do? How do you navigate that?
I think PowerProv training can definitely help with that kind of adaptability.
Oh, plenty of times it has happened to me on a daily basis. I think what I got out of improv was seeing the other side of it, and it’s not all bad. Thinking on your feet and what you come up with is amazing. That’s how you connect with people as well. People see that other side of you, that vulnerability, that human aspect. The best presentations I’ve seen are when things don’t go to plan. It’s what happens next that connects us.
It’s actually true. I remember I gave a presentation once and got there an hour early to make sure all the AV technical stuff was working. It all worked. The auditorium filled up, and then I had to give my talk, and none of the tech worked. I had about a five-minute panic and then gave the talk. It was the best version of that talk I’d ever given, and the audience responded in a completely different way. I learned a lot.
I think it’s learning to embrace failure or mistakes, even as opportunities for growth and learning. Using the tools and techniques that PowerProv training gives you to lean into your intuition and instinct, to trust your gut, believe that you have it in you. When things go weird or wrong, you can adapt, react to the new information, communicate to your team what you want to do, make a new plan, and move forward successfully and joyfully together.
What it comes back to for me is failing joyfully. That was a great takeaway I got from improv. I love that and see that in my life in many different aspects. I think just remembering to fail joyfully keeps it a bit light. No doubt, if there’s anyone watching this who’s trained with us, and if not, you’ll know what we mean soon.
Okay, great, thanks.
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