Improvisation is not just something for comedians. Entrepreneurs to MBA students are taking improv classes. The reason is the same for why educator leaders should be trained: improv's root is in communication. Even the basic improv principle of “yes, and” is the idea behind inquiry based education. Improv builds confidence, listening, responding skills and collaboration. It is all about the moment, the right now – essential to active communication. We'll explore this together and reflect on application to practice and the life of the TOSA.

1. Improv(e) Your
TOSA SkillsLeadership
MARTIN CISNEROS @TheTechProfe

2. Improv(e) Your
TOSA SkillsLeadership
MARTIN CISNEROS @TheTechProfe
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3. WHY?The "Yes, And…" Approach: Less Ego, More Openness, More Possibility

4. 2015
Learn how to accept change, new ideas,
and failures in a productive way.
Find out tips and tricks to increase
engagement and interest from educators.
Discover how to network more efficiently
and create relationships on the spot.
Improve your listening skills.
Get more comfortable taking risks.

5. Leadership Skills
Purpose The Big Picture
Collaboration
Uncomfortable Zone
Give It Away
Offer Pathways
Play to Learn
Serve Powerfully
A No Ego Minimum
Own Your Story
Purpose

7. Long Lost Friends

8. Your ex 3 days after a
bad breakup

9. Mimes

10. Smelly Breath

11. Generals Planning a
Siege

12. Like Someone You Have
a
Secret Crush on

13. Someone who has something in his/
her teeth, but you don’t want to say
anything explicit because you don’t
want to cause any embracement

14. Management
The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

15. Commit to the Larger
Purpose
If you can’t commit to be an educator first, maybe you don’t
belong in this business.

16. The Big Picture
Share as much information as you can so that everyone
understands what you are doing.

17. No One Does it Alone
Share as much information as you can so that everyone
understands what you are doing.

18. Know When to Break the
Rules
Never break moral laws, but place the needs of people
above man-made rules.

19. Give Yourself Away
Be generous; see the needs of the people around you as
opportunities to love them, to invest in them, and to build
genuine relationships.

20. Operationalize Forgiveness
Opposing wrongness in others is a must, but always offer a
pathway to mend relationships and restore others to a place
of usefulness and wholeness.

21. Be a Powerful Servant
Never manipulate or exploit the people that you lead,
instead serve them and seek what is best for them, and you
will win their true respect.

22. Check Your Ego at the Door
“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you
don’t care who gets the credit.”
- Ronald Reagan

23. Own the Story
Do the research and get the data to dispel common myths
and remove barriers to moving forward.

24. OUR TOSA MASCOT!
IM AGINE & BUI LD

25. Need
4’33”
John Cage

26. Where
is your
energy?
Source: http://goo.gl/qlEmZc

27. See
Do
Get
Source: http://goo.gl/qlEmZc
See
DoGet
Paradigms
PracticesResults

28. What Are
Your
Paradigms
2015
Paradigms are the way we understand, andinterpret the world - our mental map
Money
Health
Work/Life Balance
Politicians
Exercise
Difficult Coworkers
Colleagues

29. Be Proactive
2015
Personal Responsibility

30. Circle of Influence

31. Begin with the
end in Mind
2015
What is your personal vision?

32. Personal Mission
Statement
A constitution by which you
make all decisions in your life
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33. Your 80Th Birthday!

34. Put First
Things First
2015
Personal Management

35. Focus on
Highest
Priorities
Important: Activities that
represent your mission, roles,
values, and high priority goals
Urgent: that require immediate
attention

36. Ask Yourself
What quadrant am I in right now?
Why am I here?
How long have I been here?
What are the consequences of being
here?

37. Private to
Public Victory
2015
You can't harvest before you plant!

38. 2015
1. Understanding the Individual
2. Keeping Commitments
3. Clarifying Expectations
4. Attending to the Little Things
5. Showing Personal Integrity
6. Apologizing Sincerely When
We Make a Withdrawal
Emotional Bank Account

39. Identify an important work or personal relationship that is not as good as you wanted to be.
What is your emotional bank account balance with this person on the scale?
Describe three things you think the person that you identified what consider deposits.
Three things you think the person you identified what consider withdrawals.
Building Your
EBA

40. Think Win
Win
2015
Mutual Benifit

41. Seek First to
Understand,
Then to Be
Understood
2015
Empathetic Communication

43. DESIGN THINKING
(Emergent)
Right answers Right questions
Expert advantage Ignorance advantage
Rigorous analysis Rigorous testing
Telling Showing
Presentations and meetings Experiments and experiences
Headquarters In the field
Avoid failure Fail fast
Subject expert Process expert
Arm’s length customer research Deep customer immersion
Periodic Continuous
TRADITIONAL THINKING
(Directed)
Planning of a flawless intellect Enlightened trial and error
Thinking and planning Doing
If you build it, they’ll buy it If they inspire it, they’ll buy it

46. The Morning Routine
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47. Synergize
2015
Creative Cooperation

48. Sharpen the
Saw
2015
Daily Self-Renewal

49. ThankYou