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"What organizational development needs is innovation. And Face the Music is it!" – Warner Burke
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Each Face The Music event is customized for the specific needs of your organization. The format and duration of each program ranges from a 2-hour after-dinner edutainment to a multi-day training and consulting intervention. Each session begins with our band playing a set of foot-tapping, classic blues songs as our MC (aka "the bandwidth leader") sets the context. The band then plays a humorous medley of business-parody blues songs-- some of which our just-in-time lyricists will have written especially for your company.
Now your group is ready to get interactive. We divide the audience
into small groups and lead them through an engaging process in which
they write their own blues songs about what's going on in the
organization. Much laughter, head nods, and collaboration ensues.
After a brief practice session, groups of volunteers join the band and
sing their freshly penned blues songs-- giving voice to the very human
need to express. Does everyone want to sing? Of course not. But
that's OK. Our facilitators are quite skillful at getting even the
most reserved people to step out of their comfort zones. And, there
are always enough hams in the audience to make it work.
The evening ends with The Face the Music Blues Band kicking out the jams, the blues now giving way to an upbeat, "we've-faced-the-music-and-everything's-gonna-be-alright" send-off. Of course, you don't have to stop the process here. Face the Music can be used as a vital link to your next day's agenda-- helping participants identify and brainstorm a wide range of company-wide business issues.
"Face the Music, an intriguing collection of full time consultants and lifelong musicians, helps companies give voice to the need for change - by helping them to sing the blues."
— Fast Company Magazine, May 2000
Safety First
Each Face the Music event is carefully orchestrated to
establish a culture of risk-taking, teamwork, and enjoyment. Clear
ground rules are established to safeguard each individual's sense
of well-being. While "air-clearing" is definitely encouraged, it is
all done in the spirit of good, clean fun. No personal attacks or
mean-spiritedness is allowed. Our band (and facilitators) reinforce
this theme throughout the evening to ensure that participants have a
great experience-- one that will enliven, enlighten, and enable them
to become even more dynamic contributors to your company's ongoing
success.
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