Caroline runs a range of different workshops for corporate and institutional clients.
The transformative power of theatre This ground-breaking half-day workshop uses basic theatre skills – ‘Frozen Pictures’ – to explore challenges that leaders face in their organisation, build awareness around these issues and find effective ways to solve these challenges as leaders and teams as well.
Participants will:
Improve their understanding of effective ways of working with a team
See the difference between being reactive and responsive – and how having an effective strategy is important
Learning the importance of both leading and following to be an effective leader
Concretise problems that are being faced by leaders in organisations and develop a step-by-step action plan to resolve challenges
Have fun!
'Rehearsal for real life’ Creating extraordinary behaviour change for organisational transformation
Traditional leadership training often focuses on ways to solve problems without actually enabling participants to literally try out new ways of thinking and doing that builds the ‘muscle’ needed for true transformation in a company. Caroline Watson’s ground-breaking theatre-based workshops act as a ‘rehearsal for real life’ that develops real and meaningful behaviour change around challenges that executives face in a fun, interactive and practical way.
Workshops are minimum 1 full day for, ideally, no more than 10 participants, but, for large teams, it is recommended to extend to 2 or 3 days to optimise learning opportunities for each team member.
At the end of the course, participants will:
Strengthen their leadership skills and power to convince and persuade others
Understand that they have a ‘choice’ to lead in all situations, whether upstream or downstream
Develop assertive communication techniques that create win-win outcomes for all concerned
Build a 360 view on ways to solve challenges in a team
Harness the power of body language, use of space, ‘status’ awareness to develop genuine authority
All workshops are highly practical in nature, going beyond traditional pedagogical approaches to using kinaesthetic learning approaches that enable individuals to develop both awareness and behaviour change to bring about transformation in their company.
‘The role of your life’ Transformative leadership for today’s world
Develop and reinforce your leadership abilities with this 3-day masterclass which will help you reach your full potential as a positive leader.
Guila Clara Kessous and Caroline Watson, both practitioners and facilitators in using theatre and performing arts as a tool for personal and social development, and a UNESCO Ambassador and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum respectively, have developed a 3-day masterclass workshop that uses participation in theatre to develop the leadership skills necessary to be part of the global workplace. The workshop takes leaders through a series of exercises and applied theatre techniques that enable them to develop the skills for leading in a complex world.
The standard 3-day workshop offers the possibility of 6 individual half day modules (‘Petals of a flower’), chosen by the client. Modules include:
Positive Psychology – introduction to Tal Ben Shahar’s methods of the quest for happiness for peak performance
Negotiation – learn William Ury’s techniques for win-win negotations
Cross-cultural Leadership – navigating cultural differences and market opportunities in a globalised word
Embodying Leadership – posture and the crucial dimension of non-verbal communication
‘Page to Stage’ – concretising leadership lessons: role-playing practical everyday situations for success
Conflict Resolution – learn techniques of neutralising tense situations through empathy and developing the capacity to harmonise different perspectives
Horizontal Leadership – empowering both team members and senior management for shared success
Women’s Leadership – understanding the value of women’s leadership and it’s role in bottom line results
Assertiveness – effectively using power and status to avoid aggressivity or passivity and standing up for what you need
Impactful Communication – finding the right wording to reach your goal
Public Speaking – the tools of eye contact, posture, voice, body language to boost your performance
Leading Change – in rapidly changing times, learn the pillars that centre you to your core values whilst remaining adaptability
Agility – learning to be more flexible and creative in problem-solving
Team Building – tips and tools for a more cohesive team
Responsible and Ethical Leadership – become your own compliance officer!
The workshop is designed for senior executives implementing transformation initiatives within their companies as well as middle management and women’s leadership programmes.