Yes and

<p>Executives from The Second City--the world's premier comedy theater and school of improvisation--reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators encourage adaptable leaders and build transformational businesses.</p><p>For more than fifty years The Second City comedy theater in Chicago has been a training ground for some of the best comic minds in the industry--including John Belushi Bill Murray Gilda Radner Mike Myers Steve Carell Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey. But it also provides one-of-a-kind leadership training to cutting-edge companies nonprofits and public sector organizations--all aimed at increasing creativity collaboration and teamwork.</p><p>The rules for leadership and teamwork have changed and the skills that got professionals ahead a generation ago don't work anymore. Now The Second City provides a new toolkit individuals and organizations can use to thrive in a world increasingly shaped by speed social communication and decentralization. Based on eight principles of improvisation <em>Yes And</em> helps to develop these skills and foster them in high-potential leaders and their teams including: </p><ul> <li> Mastering the ability to co-create in an ensemble</li> <li> Fostering a yes and approach to work</li> <li> Embracing failure to accelerate high performance</li> <li> Leading by listening and by learning to follow</li> <li> Innovating by making something out of nothing</li></ul><p><em>Yes And</em> is a must-read for professionals and organizations helping to develop the invaluable leadership skills needed to succeed today.</p>