Who This Is For

New and mid-level managers stepping into leadership roles for the first time
Senior leaders who want to refresh their approach and model vulnerability
Leadership cohorts or emerging leader programs within larger organizations
Executive teams navigating organizational change or strategic pivots

What Your Team Will Learn

Develop a leadership presence rooted in listening, not just authority
Practice adaptive decision-making when plans change unexpectedly
Build the skill of supporting others' ideas before advancing your own
Learn to navigate ambiguity and lead confidently through periods of change
Strengthen your ability to give feedback that motivates rather than deflates
Identify your default leadership patterns and expand your range

How It Works

Duration

1 hour to multi-day (customizable)

Group Size

8 to 1,000+ participants

Delivery

On-site at your location, at our Portland theatre, or via Zoom

Customization

Fully tailored to your organization's leadership competencies and challenges

The Best Leaders Make Everyone Else Look Good

In improv, the most skilled performer isn’t the one who gets the biggest laugh. It’s the one who makes everyone else on stage look brilliant. That principle—make your partner look good—is the foundation of this leadership workshop, and it’s the single most transferable skill from improv to the boardroom.

This workshop challenges the myth that leadership is about having the answers. Through carefully sequenced exercises, your leaders will practice what it feels like to lead by listening, to hold space for others’ ideas before asserting their own, and to stay grounded when everything around them is shifting.

We work with the real dynamics of your organization. Whether your leaders are navigating a reorganization, building a new team, or simply trying to run better meetings, every exercise connects directly to the leadership moments that matter most. Participants practice responding to the unexpected—not with a script, but with presence and genuine adaptability.

The result is leaders who don’t just manage—they create the conditions for their teams to do extraordinary work. Participants leave with concrete practices they can use in their very next one-on-one, team meeting, or all-hands.

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