Strategic planning meetings are popping up on calendars. How are you feeling about being trapped in a room with your co-workers for an extended period of time? Here are 5 ways to make your strategic meetings more productive.
Second City Works takes to the stage at the ILSHRM HR Conference & Expo. Interested in learning how the fundamentals of improv can help you become a more effective communicator? Stop by our session or visit us at our booth to learn more.
Stop by our interactive keynote or visit with Second City Works attendees at LinkedIn Talent Connect in Dallas, TX
Second City Works is attending the 18th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute! Visit us at Booth #217 to hear more about how Second City Works uses those same methods to create professional development, content, and events that drive personal growth and organizational improvement.
Second City Works to lead session at the HCI Learning & Leadership Development conference
Stop by and visit Second City Works at our booth, keynote, and flash sessions at the Summit19 hosted by the Iillinois CPA Society
To set new hires at any level up for success, companies need to think beyond just tactical onboarding initiatives and give equal focus to assimilating them into the cultural and team dynamic.
In a world where rapid change and innovation take center stage, interpersonal skills are now, more than ever, vital in ensuring the success of individuals and organizations.
Second City Works takes to the stage at the Canadian Meetings + Events Expo. Our own Sandy Jobin-Bevans will emcee Canada's largest and longest running conference for meeting and event professionals.
Since 2008, The Second City and Second City Works have been proud to participate at the Chicago Blackhawks Convention with a live performance that brings together two of the legendary entertainment institution’s favorite things: comedy and hockey.
Stop by the SCW booth or session at HCI Employee Engagement Conference July 29-31 in Denver, CO!
Join Second City Works for an unconventional and interactive live webinar featuring the power of improv and Brandstage on July 26, 2019.
I was prepping for a podcast interview with Erica Salmon Byrne of Ethisphere and Jen Ellison who, in addition to her work directing and teaching at Second City, leads an Ethics in Gaming class at DePaul University.
My favorite Second City show title is Jean Paul Sartre and Ringo from a Chicago Mainstage show in 1987.
I had the privilege of representing Second City Works (SCW) at the Training 2016 conference this week, and a single 3-minute conversation will stay with me for quite some time.
There’s always “that guy”. You know, the person who needs to be the center of attention and often detracts and derails the conversation.
I came to The Second City with a plan. I followed every best practice in the book. And I was totally wrong. I was so wrong in my approach, that I was replaced 3 months into the job.
Last month, Budweiser announced that they would rename their signature beer “America” for the summer of 2016.
We had a client call this week for an event Second City Works is doing in New York City in a couple of months.
Sometimes we draw inspiration from unlikely sources and the superficial, the light, and the playful can smack more sense into us than the weighty, the intellectual, and the studied.
My friend sent me an article from the Economist under the banner of “Education Reform.”
I was recently subjected to a “funny” video that was made by a group of creative directors from a Chicago advertising agency. The quotation marks are clearly a give away that the video wasn’t funny at all.
We have a fairly common expression at Second City, “Yeah, we’re like Doctors who smoke.”
One of the first things you learn as a student at Second City is a simple but terrifically important thing: you need to take the note. We often say, “take the f****ing note,” but the sentiment is the same.
Could the key to effectively communicate with diverse audiences lay in the muck of our bad decisions?
There are many skeptics out there who scoff at the idea of “training” creativity.
There is a great piece in Business Insider that my colleague, Steve Kakos, shared with me last week.
I’m sitting in the back of the Annoyance Theatre on Chicago’s North Side with a plate of hummus and veggies and a bottle of water.
The Second City, the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation announced an exclusive partnership today with Vennly, Inc., an audio platform that enables businesses to seamlessly and securely share audio content to their preferred communication channels.
The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing standards of ethical business practices, announced today a new alliance with Second City Works.
The Washington Post noticed that Chicago's typically very serious mayor Lori Lightfoot has turned to humor (and some famous Second City alumi) to spread the word about, and get people to pay attention to, her stay-at-home orders.
The Second City Brings Comedy to Your Couch! New live-streamed entertainment, education & business programming launches online.
SCW facilitators join the 'Private Equity Funcast,' a podcast hosted by firm ParkerGale to discuss their recent professional development for senior executives to foster growth, teamwork, and innovation. Oh – and don’t miss the end when the crew improvises a song.
Kelly joins the podcast A Sherpa's Guide to Innovation to talk about the connection between improv and innovation, business skills, behavioral science, caregiving and how the principles of improv are deeply connected to the basic principles of functioning better as a human being.
Kelly Leonard joins the #UnlockingInnovation podcast with EX3 Labs to talk about cultivating talent, responding in the face of ambiguity, why improv can help solve problems in communication, and washing dishes with Jon Favreau.
Kelly Leonard visits the PPG Paints Green Room with WGN Radio to talk about how he got his start at The Second City, what he’s learned from his dad, and how improv can help you in your everyday life.
Listen: Kelly Leonard recently shared on the Mission Daily podcast why improv is at the core of what makes us human and how we can use the practice to enhance our own creativity and connection with each other.
Second City Works and Radical Candor bring together learning and development leaders from some of the world’s top organizations to exchange ideas, gather insights and share laughs at a Launch Partner Summit for a workplace comedy online learning program available in early 2020.
Students at the University of Chicago Law School are learning that active listening in 'Hearing One Another,' a workshop developed by the Second Science Project founded at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in collaboration with The Second City.
Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Insights and Applied Improvisation, sat down with Entrepreneur Weekly to explain how improv is helping entrepreneurs follow their fears, hone their pitches, and learn to collaborate.
Kelly Leonard recently spoke on the Outside In podcast, hosted by Charles Trevail to talk about how applying improv to business teaches us to listen and focus effectively, collaborate with others, and be ready for change.
In a world where rapid change and innovation take center stage, interpersonal skills are now, more than ever, vital in ensuring the success of individuals and organizations.
Since 2008, The Second City and Second City Works have been proud to participate at the Chicago Blackhawks Convention with a live performance that brings together two of the legendary entertainment institution’s favorite things: comedy and hockey.
Radical Candor and Second City Works continue to grow their partnership with Improvising Radical Candor: Digital, a suite of digital videos and support materials that will offer a scalable way for organizations to implement Radical Candor’s proven feedback framework.
Chris Redd is a current cast member on SNL, nationally touring stand-up comedian, and budding movie star. But a lucky few might recognize him from one of the professional gigs he did while working for Second City Works as one of our wildly talented performers.
Learn more about Improvising Radical Candor at the ATD International Conference & Exposition, the world's largest, most comprehensive event for talent development and learning professionals.
Improvising Radical Candor combines the expertise of Radical Candor with the innovation of Second City Works.
On Wednesday, July 24th, Chicago Innovation and The Executives' Club of Chicago will co-host the 4th annual Chicago Innovation Summit where Executive Director of Insights & Applied Improvisation, Kelly Leonard, will be on the panel for "Every Innovation Tells a Story."
Second City Works hosts Members of Association of National Advertisers (ANA) for the ANA Content Marketing Conference on Thursday, July 11 in the UP Theater.