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Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment

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Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every MomentThere's no script for effective leadership. But you don't need one. Anyone who's learned the basics of an instrument can follow a chord chart or play from sheet music, but only musicians who have carefully developed their talent can improvise. Instead of being limited to the notes on the page, great improvisers draw on the theory and techniques they've learned in the past to create something original in the present. The same is true of great leaders.

There's no script for effective leadership. But you don't need one.

Anyone who's learned the basics of an instrument can follow a chord chart or play from sheet music, but only musicians who have carefully developed their talent can improvise. Instead of being limited to the notes on the page, great improvisers draw on the theory and techniques they've learned in the past to create something original in the present.

The same is true of great leaders. Anyone can read a few books and apply the lessons, but only the best leaders can bring out the best in any person, in any situation. These improvisational leaders understand the key principles of connecting, coaching, and communicating and use these ideas to build strong teams.

In Improv Leadership, Stan L. Endicott and David A. Miller share five leadership competencies:

  • Story Mining--uncovering a person's story and letting it shape the way you lead them
  • Precision Praising--crafting praise to inspire, motivate, and even course-correct your team
  • Metaphor Cementing--using concrete illustrations to "cement" an idea in someone's mind
  • Lobbing Forward--challenging people to look beyond today to what might be in the future
  • Going North--using indirect influence to redirect a person's perspective

IMPROV leaders apply these five competencies to initiate powerful conversations, create memorable moments, and craft personal coaching strategies that help people grow. Improv Leadership cultivates teams of people who love their work (and each other), who perform at a high level, and who stop the disruptive carousel of staff turnover.

Stan L. Endicott and David A. Miller have worked together to identify the overarching competencies of effective leadership and develop concrete tools to help every reader become a leader who understands how to grow teams one moment and one relationship at a time. The five competencies of IMPROV Leadership are not rigid sequential steps, nor do they apply only to specific industries or fields. Instead, this book will meet the felt need for leadership growth with "evergreen" principles that can be successfully introduced into any situation.

You can't predict every challenge you'll face. There's no playbook that covers every decision. But with practice in Improv Leadership you can lead well in every situation.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 06/09/2020
ISBN: 9780310112952
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d
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Craig...E
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
Great resource for comic book writers
Format: Paperback
This book is exactly as advertised: a great collection of comic scripts by some of the best writers in the field. This is important for two reasons: 1) There is no set format for comic scripts, so seeing examples of how other people write theirs is invaluable. 2) It can be hard to find sample comic scripts online, especially by the top names in the field. Here's nine of them in one shot. Reading this book will give you great insight into how comics are made, and also how some of the best creators in the field approach their craft.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2012
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J. B. Murphy
Natrona Heights, US
★★★★★ 5
Exactly what it says it is on the tin.
Format: Paperback
It's a collection of comic book scripts, written by some of the best in the business. I'd love it if there were more examples of the finished product, and a step-by-step of back-and-forth between writer and the rest of the creative team would be awesome, but if what you really want is examples of the real deal, this is it.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2013
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James Shepherd
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 4
Training
Format: Paperback
Buy this book and find out if you really are a good comic artist.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019
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deblake60
Omaha, US
★★★★★ 5
Great book
Format: Paperback
This is very similar to Panel Two, which I bought because of certain comic book writers that I enjoyed. Panel One is basically the same, which provide examples and even so "how to's" and "why's that" type of information.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2013
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T.J.
Massapequa, US
★★★★★ 5
GOOD BUY!!!
Format: Paperback
I love this book. If you are interested in how comics are made do yourself a favor. Also pick up the WIll Eisner textbook trilogy.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2014

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