A professional bassist, Gerald J. Leonard offers a unique approach to accomplishing more productivity in the workplace. He is the CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice with over 20+ years' experience working with large Federal and State Governments and Multinational Corporations. Past and present clients include Verizon, Center of Medicaid and Medicare, Freddie Mac, Hewlett-Packard (HP), GEICO, and many more. 

He is also the author of Workplace Jazz: How to Improvise and Culture Is The Bass: 7 Steps To Creating High-Performing Teams.

 

Show Highlights

• The value of having coaches and in the areas you want to go 
• The "acres of diamonds" lesson
• Learn to speak the language of imitation
• Deliberate practice is the performance. 
• Uncover workplace jazz and leave your ego at the door
• Music integrates the entire brain and allows you to see the big picture
• 3 ideas to naturally improve team dynamics
• Develop the pathway and capability to have great scientific and mathematical minds with brain integration. 

"High-performing teams are high performers individually, but when they come together they first think of the performance and then they surrender to each other to highlight and motivate and encourage."

-Gerald Leonard

  Gerald Leonard's Resources & Contact Info:

• Connect with Gerald to book your productivity! 
• Workplace Jazz: How to Improvise 
• Culture Is The Bass: 7 Steps To Creating High-Performing Teams.
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• What if Practice is the Performance: Falling In Love with Practice
• Gerald J. Leonard| TED Talk

 

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