Gary Ware - Founder of Breakthrough Play

09/06/23 • 41 min

Unleash the power of play. Gary Ware integrates playfulness into every aspect of his work. It’s not for the sake of play itself, but to help teams unlock and be more productive. He is an author, founder, speaker, and improv actor who quickly discovered that combining improv and play could be a powerful solution to achieving various business challenges. Thus, Breakthrough Play was born. In their conversation, Gary gives actionable advice on how he goes about opening up a team to have a hard but necessary conversation to speak their truth. They also discuss Gary’s book, Playful Rebellion, a literal “play” book for unlocking success across your organization.

Join us for our Courage Week “Courageous ActionChat" on Zoom, Friday, September 8th at 2pm PST. Over the course of the pandemic, a community came together for 55 online ActionChats. The forum created a space to feel connected over genuine conversations. As the world re-opened, we recognized that the ActionChats served a purpose while we were all stuck in our homes. It has been 18 months since our last Zoom ActionChat and it's time to check in and get a temperature check from across the country. Join us as leaders from all four corners of America come together to share how life has been since hybrid work has become the new normal.

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