Build a culture of resilient trust. ​

​​Partner with the CBC

Less tension and turnover. 
More trust, collaboration & focus on mission.

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Here's what a resilient culture looks like within your organization:

​Decreased employee attrition 
Increased productivity and problem solving for stressful situations
Increased engagement & employee enthusiasm
Better service delivery for your clients, patients or customers

Our framework delivers substantive, actionable content... in a learning environment that feels like this:

​Our training philosophy is simple: when your people are having a good time, they engage and participate more. When they engage and participate more, they learn and remember more. When they learn and remember more, they use what they learned when it counts.  

That is a major benefit of partnering with a group rooted in neuroscience and improvised comedy. 
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PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS

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Option 1: Broad Staff Training Approach

Through a series of staff trainings available to all staff, your people will learn:

• How to turn moments of disagreement or damaged trust into opportunities for deepening relationships
• How to set up a brave conversation for success
• Practical processes for avoiding shame and reactivity when you receive feedback
• How to share feedback with others in a way that draws out the best of who they can be and helps them tap into a growth mindset
• Individual practices for easing feelings of stress, worry or even dread about the changes at hand​

Staff training packages also include a copy of Mindful Improv Thinking: Build a Culture of Resilient Trust for each staff member.

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Option 2: Deep Support for HR, Org Dev & People Ops ​
For Internal, Culture-Focused Teams

Ongoing training and support for those on the frontlines of staff reaction to change. They'll master evidence-based methods for bringing people along the change journey, dealing with pushback, resistance and defensiveness and strategies for preventing burnout in the process.

Framework:

• Kicks off with a two-day in-person training in which they'll learn evidence-based methods for effectively engaging change-resistant team members, responding to pushback and navigating moments of disagreement, tension or fear from team members. 
• 1:1 coaching sessions for each participant giving them opportunities for additional skill development as well as review of particularly difficult staff interactions
• Ongoing virtual or in-person group refresher sessions to review core skills within the frameworks, and discuss what is and isn't working as skills are applied in real life conversations

Appropriate for leadership, HR, Change Management or other culture-focused internal teams tasked with facilitating dialogue, providing coaching, leading staff trainings and otherwise walking team members through the process of change. Content is rooted in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Model and Mindful Improv Thinking®. 

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Option 3: INDEPENDENT READING GROUPS

Introduce the work while you wait for budget approval

For those wanting to get started on brave communication, while you await budget approval, these thoughtful and enjoyable reads are excellent tools for independent learning. More information about all three books here.

If you're considering a book purchase as an end-of-year gift, we recommend The Funny Thing About Forgiveness. If you're looking for structured learning, we recommend doing Mindful Improv Thinking paired with The Facilitator Guidebook. 

You'll get a better price on bulk orders by purchasing from us directly. Email andrea at thecmit dot com (trying to ward off those dang bots) for more info.

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"Easily the BEST conflict training I've ever been to."
​~ Eastern State Penitentiary Staff Member

"This was AMAZING. Even the people who were super skeptical commented on how impactful this was."
~ Director of Aeronautics, US-based space agency

"This has been amazing!! Our table has been laughing and taking notes, and laughing and taking notes."
​~ Mercy Health Leader

“I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of being both an audience member for one of Andrea’s keynote presentations, as well as working alongside her for our company’s biggest annual conference.  Her unparalleled kindness, communication, commitment, creativity, humor, empathy, and authenticity are integrated seamlessly in everything she does.  Andrea has the amazing ability to communicate powerful and meaningful culture-driven strategies in a way that is relatable, entertaining, and heartfelt.  Anyone who is fortunate to connect with her will benefit personally and professionally.”
- Alex Bates, The Union Bank Company

TEAM BUILDING IMPROV WORKSHOPS

The Center for Brave Communication focuses exclusively on culture development through brave communication instruction and support. If a team member is site with you for service provision, we will gladly include a 90-minute mindful improv team building experience for free if your schedule permits.

However, if you're looking exclusively for a team building workshop or for ways to incorporate improv into your sales training or professional development plan in ways unrelated to brave communication - we will gladly point you in the direction of our growing network of partner comedy theaters.