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Post-Covid, business travel is back, but its not the same. Emmy Award-winning Travel Channel host and Amazon Best-Selling Travel and Foodie author Mark DeCarlo demonstrates ways to combine productive business travel with interesting experiences that take the grind out of travel and put it back where it belongs • in your coffee cup.
Adding curated excursions and industry-aligned experiences to business travel enhance team member's enjoyment and productivity while out of the office. Mark outlines the basics of how to structure out-of-office time to maximize productivity, communication and loyalty.
The word "Improv" inspires terror in the hearts of most corporate employees. But by utilizing the basics of this creative technique, organizations can maximize the creative potential of every team member, avoid objective-thwarting judgment and negativity, and create more cohesive and productive work groups. And, when taught by Emmy Award-winning TV comedian and best-selling author Mark DeCarlo, it's the most fun you'll ever have at a corporate meeting. When desired, the training concludes with a comedy show, performed by team members along side executives, respectfully lampooning every aspect of their shared corporate culture and deepening their shared sense of purpose and commitment.
Too often, tasked with finding innovative ways to problem solve or create new assets, campaigns and products, work groups grind to a halt due to the corporate equivalent of writer's block. This is often the result of an antiquated hierarchy of Top-Down Management that fails to recognize and value input from junior or marginalized team members who are inhibited from voicing dissenting opinions or suggesting 'out there' new ideas for fear of rejection or ridicule.
By teaching the basics of non-judgmental IMPROVISATION for BUSINESS, Mark is able to unleash a creative tsunami • coaxing great ideas • and a bunch of rotten ones • from team members who had previously not been utilized to their fullest potential.
"Green Hat" ideation, "Yes And" problem solving, creative product development and fun • and funny• role-playing are among the tools Mark employs to transform underperforming individuals and groups into creative juggernauts who learn to thrive by trusting each other. These tools result in more engaged, nuanced communication and increased productivity that rewards and nurtures employees by developing future leaders from within, resulting in higher job satisfaction and creativity.
Mark DeCarlo is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as CURATED BUSINESS TRAVEL: Mixing Business with Pleasure to Increase Your Bottom Line and IMPROV for BUSINESS: Leadership Development, Creative Group Dynamics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mark DeCarlo for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Mark DeCarlo generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ben Schwartz, Cecily Strong, Dan Harmon, Michael McDonald and Tom Papa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mark DeCarlo for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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