Risk-taking for Change Makers
Risk-taking for Change Makers
With Kamala Katbamna
We work in a climate that’s volatile, uncertain and complex. It’s also full of exciting possibilities – if you’re willing to take a risk. By developing courage and exercising our risk-taking ‘muscles’, we can begin to adapt to a new way of thinking and working. And by taking even more risks, we’ll start innovating faster and creating positive change within our organisations.
This fun and fast-paced session will help you experiment, learn fast and move forward with greater courage and resilience. The workshop will use singing and conducting to create a practical experience of risk and innovation, of leading and being led through change.
Together, you’ll learn a song in simple harmony. You’ll then have the excitement and challenge of leading an experiment using this song, engaging with constructive critique and being part of a group trying to interpret and respond to change. It’s an exciting challenge.
This hands-on, interactive session will help you:
- Explore your personal relationship with risk
- Strengthen your courage to innovate and experiment faster and more frequently
- Give and get fast, relevant feedback on your own and colleagues’ ideas
- Offer challenge and dissent constructively and in the moment
- Learn practical tools to improve your resilience and help you take risks more sustainably
The session will close with practical actions to help you apply your learning back in the workplace. There are no solos, and you don’t need any musical experience to participate fully!
Praise for previous sessions:
We’re creatives, so our job is all about taking risks and innovating. But that doesn’t mean we always find it easy! Kamala really helped me understand my personal response to risk, and be bolder about the ideas I put into practice. I’m now more confident about trying out ideas faster and with more of a game plan. And I back it up with the breathing exercises to stay calm! Definitely recommended.” Participant, Risk-taking for Change Makers
and another..
The risk session was fantastic, and really different to other sessions I’ve tried. Kamala really knows her stuff, and quickly had us challenging ourselves and doing things we wouldn’t have dared to a few minutes before! The idea of singing was a bit scary to begin with, but it was actually a great leveller. And it really helped us draw on that feeling of “what will people think of me, what if it goes wrong, what if I make a fool of myself” when you try a new idea at work. The directness and honesty of feedback within the group was amazing. Being able to experiment, develop what works and ditch what doesn’t quickly and confidently is such an important skill. I’ve been able to take this learning back to work and share it with my team.” Participant, Risk-taking for Change Makers
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Presenter Kamala Katbamna
Kamala is currently developing research with neuroscientists at University College London and Ashridge Business School into resilience, leadership and social intelligence. She is also a trained musician and conductor, and a member of the British Voice Association. In her previous life, Kamala worked in television for 12 years for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and Sky. She draws on her experience in both this high octane, fast-paced corporate world and as a performer on stage who must engage in the moment with risk, presence and the authentic voice. Kamala works with leaders at all stages of their careers, across the private, public and third sectors. She specialises in helping them gain greater self-awareness, take strategic risks, be more courageous, compelling, human and lead change. Using experiential tools including conducting and singing to help people show up as their full selves, she also uses these tools to create a degree of risk and exposure, helping them examine their responses to these conditions back in the workplace. It’s a unique and energising approach that ensures these sessions are insightful, effective and fun.
MORE »What’s included
Risk-taking for Change Makers is available as an offline workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details. Presenter Kamala Katbamna
Kamala is currently developing research with neuroscientists at University College London and Ashridge Business School into resilience, leadership and social intelligence. She is also a trained musician and conductor, and a member of the British Voice Association. In her previous life, Kamala worked in television for 12 years for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and Sky. She draws on her experience in both this high octane, fast-paced corporate world and as a performer on stage who must engage in the moment with risk, presence and the authentic voice. Kamala works with leaders at all stages of their careers, across the private, public and third sectors. She specialises in helping them gain greater self-awareness, take strategic risks, be more courageous, compelling, human and lead change. Using experiential tools including conducting and singing to help people show up as their full selves, she also uses these tools to create a degree of risk and exposure, helping them examine their responses to these conditions back in the workplace. It’s a unique and energising approach that ensures these sessions are insightful, effective and fun.
MORE »What’s included
Risk-taking for Change Makers is available as an offline workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.