Managing your staff - and all that jazz
Jan 19 2010 By The Journal
JAZZ and drama might seem like an unusual recipe for a breakfast business briefing - but that's what is being served up by Teesside University to leaders and senior professionals looking to be more creative in managing their workforce.
The creative leadership briefing includes jazz management development workshops in which Business School principal lecturer and jazz band leader Noel Dennis investigates the dynamics of jazz improvisation and its relevance to organisations, particularly in developing creativity within a business.
He will be joined by international jazz musician and educator Pete Churchill.
And Sharon Paterson, assistant dean in the School of Arts & Media, and a former actress, will explain how her performance masterclasses for leaders and managers use theatre and drama to explore key issues in leadership and management.
Mr Dennis said: "All businesses can benefit from enhanced creativity, especially in times of economic decline. In this session we will demonstrate the lessons that can be learned from the jazz group and the ways improvisation can enhance the performance of organisations."
The free creative leadership business breakfast briefing is from 7.30-10am on Wednesday, February 10, in the university’s Phoenix Building.
:: For more information and book a place online go to http://bit.ly/4AKVv5 ,email business@tees.ac.uk or telephone 01642 384422.
