776: Workplace Jazz: Get Unstuck, Rediscover Your Passion, and Build a High-Performing Team with Gerald Leonard

Have you lost your passion for your job? Are you feeling completely burned out or has your flame simply been extinguished? According to studies, the gap between workforce engagement and workplace productivity is increasing. Hurtful workplace behavior can decrease performance, increase employee burnout and employee turnover, and even destroy customer relationships.

The real question is,"What should leaders do to address the workforce engagement and productivity gap?" Should they just keep implementing changes on their processes and procedure without looking into and addressing the emotional connection that team members need? Should they just keep it as is and try to keep moving forward?

Gerald Leonard offers a unique approach to accomplish more productivity in the workplace using his 9-step Workplace Jazz method to help your team achieve peak performance. Gerald is an accomplished Jazz musician. With his creativity, innovation, and peak performance, he uses all these principles to help your business achieve the edge needed to succeed in a highly competitive workplace. He has authored two books, Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles for Developing A Culture That Works, and Workplace Jazz: How to IMPROVISE – 9 Steps to Creating High-Performing Agile Project Teams.

Gerald’s framework will help your team rediscover their passion and build a productive and harmonious workplace. Grow in the areas of emotional and conversational intelligence while experiencing the connections that professional musicians achieve when they’re performing.

Quotes

“What happens in jazz is the horn player may lead for a while, and then the piano player says he's got a solo. Then everyone else starts listening to the piano player, and you have this ebb and flow that happens.” - Gerald Leonard

“If someone has a bad day, that negative attitude could impact the team. Imagine trying to play and encourage and support someone when you have a negative attitude towards them. You're not going to be very encouraging, and it's not going to swing, groove, or have that feel to it.” - Gerald Leonard

“Musicians are always open to feedback. The first thing you do as a musician when you start off is look for a teacher or coach, and you want to find people who are much better than you are so that you can play with them, get feedback, show what you're doing, learn from them, and so on.” - Gerald Leonard

Takeaways

01:51 Applying the techniques and secrets of jazz musicians can help build high-performing teams in the business world.

04:50 Maintaining a positive attitude and being open to feedback are crucial for effective teamwork, similar to how jazz musicians support and encourage each other.

13:55 Applying musical principles like improvisation, support, and whole-brain integration can help make work more enjoyable and fulfilling, similar to the experience of playing music.

26:04 Maintaining a mindset of embracing the journey, rather than solely focusing on the end result, can lead to greater personal and professional growth.

35:11 Embracing a mindset of continuous learning and adaptation is key to staying relevant and successful in a rapidly changing environment.

Resources

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Filed in: Archive 4: 2020-2023 • Interview • Podcast

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