The jlp experience
your team already has talent. but...
how is the jlp experience different?
JLP workshops don't explain listening, trust, and productive tension: you watch them happen between musicians, feel the subtle shift forward and the glance that means "your turn," and then find yourselves doing the same thing as a team.
Most leadership programs teach concepts. Teams walk out with new vocabulary and the same habits. JLP works differently. We put people in a live, high-stakes creative situation, playing and problem-solving alongside professional jazz musicians, where the usual scripts don’t apply. Old patterns surface fast. And because the stakes are real but the environment is safe, teams can name those patterns and practice new ones on the spot, not in a debrief three weeks later.
No musical background is required. What’s required is the willingness to listen, take a risk, and recover when something doesn’t go as planned, which is precisely the muscle most teams haven’t built.
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break through communication gaps
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EMBRACE THE UNEXPECTED
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turn conflict into progress
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assess workstyle
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relational dynamics
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sharpen decision-making in ambiguity
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build A powerful ensemble
Benefits & Applications
We brought them in for an interactive workshop, and the inclusion of a live jazz trio was a highly creative and effective way to illustrate complex collaborative concepts like 'Ensemble Mindset' and deep listening. The session was phenomenal for fostering trust and cohesion among my leads, and it lent itself perfectly to our executive small group setting.
Kevwe Ijatomi
Google VP and CFO, Wiz
VALUE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION:
Understanding and embracing models of shared and horizontal leadership can lead to organizational gains such as: creative problem-solving, strategic alignment, shared responsibility and accountability, replicable standards of team interaction, and heightened workforce engagement. JLP aims for improvements in:
• Team Motivation and Team Interaction
• Trust
• Decision-making
• Interpersonal Behavior
• Change Management
• Listening Skills
• Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities
• Application of Leadership Levels and Styles
• Team Collaboration and Communication
APPLICATIONS:
In a safe, creative environment, participants experience small group interplay via engaging activities which model the open and interdependent interaction of jazz ensembles whose members support and challenge one another, resulting in mutual growth and development.
• On-boarding of New Personnel
• Leadership Training and Development
• Team-Building and Team Development
• Career and Staff Development
• Manager and Executive Retreats
• Mergers and Acquisition Transitions
• Project Management
• Personal Growth and Development
• Diversity and Inclusion Training
The activities reinforced the learning and kept people involved, engaged, and wanting more. And then there was the JAZZ... exceptional musicians! A special thank you to the entire JLP team for an amazing experience for all!
Kimberly Kleiman-Lee
for the Eaton Corporation