Creative Ways To Empower Your Team w/ Dave Collins
How can teams collaborate seamlessly in the hybrid work environment?Dave is a nationally recognized trainer, facilitator and speaker. He is the Founder and CEO of Oak and Reeds, which offers practical communication training to clients including Lyft, Nike, CBRE, the Kellogg School of Management and more. He is also an Executive Coach and specializes in soft skills.The Oak and Reeds team trains individuals and teams in the art of communication, collaboration and facilitation. The team provides practical business training in effective, affordable and fun formats. This they do by combining roven learning strategies with improv comedy techniques to help businesses across industries solve common organizational challenges in creative ways.Previously, Dave worked at AECOM Strategy Plus, where he developed workplace strategy, change management and virtual collaboration services for government, technology and university clients. He is also an accomplished improvisor. Along with his teammates, he won the National Collegiate Improv Tournament, has headlined shows and festivals across the country, and coached hundreds of people in the art of improvised comedy.Oak and Reeds works with clients to find innovative ways to develop practical communication, collaboration and speaking skills through the use of interactive (virtual) training. Like Aesop's fable about the Oak and the Reeds, they believe that modern organizational cultures must teach and actively practice advanced communication and collaboration skills to be flexible enough to survive and thrive through any storm.The training content includes: - Leading Teams Through Change- Manager Skills for Virtual Teams- Interview Skills- Virtual Communication Skills for High-Performing Teams- Storytelling for Influence- Custom Team-Building and Visioning WorkshopsOn this episode, Dave shares how he and his team provide training to improve virtual collaboration skills and overcome the challenges of working in distributed teams in virtual and hybrid environments.Listen as Dave shares:- the 'Yes And' improv rule and technique- the benefits of empathy in leadership- how to apply the 3 levels of listening- reading digital body language in virtual meetings- how to make Zoom meetings to be more collaborative- designing a high-level individual contributor career path- how to set expectations and goals for virtual meetings- virtual meeting etiquette and it needs to be communicated clearly- identifying the underlying symptoms of conflict- how to master public speaking in a virtual world- storytelling tips for virtual presentations- how to give effective, healthy feedback- quality team building activities- how leaders can encourage the advancement of bold ideas...and so much more!Connect with Dave:Website: https://www.oakandreeds.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oak-and-reeds/Email: dave@oakandreeds.comConnect with me on:LinkedInFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-ways-to-empower-your-team-w-dave-collins/id1614151066?i=1000605340867Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L2pRPxHG8UQJk5OAVLwF4YouTube: https://youtu.be/NN5pL9gjXEk
How can teams collaborate seamlessly in the hybrid work environment?
Dave is a nationally recognized trainer, facilitator and speaker. He is the Founder and CEO of Oak and Reeds, which offers practical communication training to clients including Lyft, Nike, CBRE, the Kellogg School of Management and more. He is also an Executive Coach and specializes in soft skills.
The Oak and Reeds team trains individuals and teams in the art of communication, collaboration and facilitation. The team provides practical business training in effective, affordable and fun formats. This they do by combining roven learning strategies with improv comedy techniques to help businesses across industries solve common organizational challenges in creative ways.
Previously, Dave worked at AECOM Strategy Plus, where he developed workplace strategy, change management and virtual collaboration services for government, technology and university clients. He is also an accomplished improvisor. Along with his teammates, he won the National Collegiate Improv Tournament, has headlined shows and festivals across the country, and coached hundreds of people in the art of improvised comedy.
Oak and Reeds works with clients to find innovative ways to develop practical communication, collaboration and speaking skills through the use of interactive (virtual) training. Like Aesop's fable about the Oak and the Reeds, they believe that modern organizational cultures must teach and actively practice advanced communication and collaboration skills to be flexible enough to survive and thrive through any storm.
The training content includes:
- Leading Teams Through Change
- Manager Skills for Virtual Teams
- Interview Skills
- Virtual Communication Skills for High-Performing Teams
- Storytelling for Influence
- Custom Team-Building and Visioning Workshops
On this episode, Dave shares how he and his team provide training to improve virtual collaboration skills and overcome the challenges of working in distributed teams in virtual and hybrid environments.
Listen as Dave shares:
- the 'Yes And' improv rule and technique
- the benefits of empathy in leadership
- how to apply the 3 levels of listening
- reading digital body language in virtual meetings
- how to make Zoom meetings to be more collaborative
- designing a high-level individual contributor career path
- how to set expectations and goals for virtual meetings
- virtual meeting etiquette and it needs to be communicated clearly
- identifying the underlying symptoms of conflict
- how to master public speaking in a virtual world
- storytelling tips for virtual presentations
- how to give effective, healthy feedback
- quality team building activities
- how leaders can encourage the advancement of bold ideas
...and so much more!
Connect with Dave:
Website: https://www.oakandreeds.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oak-and-reeds/
Email: dave@oakandreeds.com
Become a Compelling Speaker:
Use the code ROBERTA to get 20% off
https://www.compellingspeaker.com/a/2147634219/QLj9VdCb
Connect with me / FREE Consultation:
Email: roberta4sk@gmail.com
https://calendly.com/eloquent-speakers_club/meetings-consultations?month=2023-09
Leave a rating and a review:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-ways-to-empower-your-team-w-dave-collins/id1614151066?i=1000605340867
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L2pRPxHG8UQJk5OAVLwF4
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NN5pL9gjXEk
Dave is a nationally recognized trainer, facilitator and speaker. He is the Founder and CEO of Oak and Reeds, which offers practical communication training to clients including Lyft, Nike, CBRE, the Kellogg School of Management and more. He is also an Executive Coach and specializes in soft skills.
The Oak and Reeds team trains individuals and teams in the art of communication, collaboration and facilitation. The team provides practical business training in effective, affordable and fun formats. This they do by combining roven learning strategies with improv comedy techniques to help businesses across industries solve common organizational challenges in creative ways.
Previously, Dave worked at AECOM Strategy Plus, where he developed workplace strategy, change management and virtual collaboration services for government, technology and university clients. He is also an accomplished improvisor. Along with his teammates, he won the National Collegiate Improv Tournament, has headlined shows and festivals across the country, and coached hundreds of people in the art of improvised comedy.
Oak and Reeds works with clients to find innovative ways to develop practical communication, collaboration and speaking skills through the use of interactive (virtual) training. Like Aesop's fable about the Oak and the Reeds, they believe that modern organizational cultures must teach and actively practice advanced communication and collaboration skills to be flexible enough to survive and thrive through any storm.
The training content includes:
- Leading Teams Through Change
- Manager Skills for Virtual Teams
- Interview Skills
- Virtual Communication Skills for High-Performing Teams
- Storytelling for Influence
- Custom Team-Building and Visioning Workshops
On this episode, Dave shares how he and his team provide training to improve virtual collaboration skills and overcome the challenges of working in distributed teams in virtual and hybrid environments.
Listen as Dave shares:
- the 'Yes And' improv rule and technique
- the benefits of empathy in leadership
- how to apply the 3 levels of listening
- reading digital body language in virtual meetings
- how to make Zoom meetings to be more collaborative
- designing a high-level individual contributor career path
- how to set expectations and goals for virtual meetings
- virtual meeting etiquette and it needs to be communicated clearly
- identifying the underlying symptoms of conflict
- how to master public speaking in a virtual world
- storytelling tips for virtual presentations
- how to give effective, healthy feedback
- quality team building activities
- how leaders can encourage the advancement of bold ideas
...and so much more!
Connect with Dave:
Website: https://www.oakandreeds.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oak-and-reeds/
Email: dave@oakandreeds.com
Become a Compelling Speaker:
Use the code ROBERTA to get 20% off
https://www.compellingspeaker.com/a/2147634219/QLj9VdCb
Connect with me / FREE Consultation:
Email: roberta4sk@gmail.com
https://calendly.com/eloquent-speakers_club/meetings-consultations?month=2023-09
Leave a rating and a review:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-ways-to-empower-your-team-w-dave-collins/id1614151066?i=1000605340867
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L2pRPxHG8UQJk5OAVLwF4
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NN5pL9gjXEk
