Karen Hough is the Founder and CEO of ImprovEdge, a company founded on the understanding that the skills of improvisation - the ability to think on your feet, arrive at solutions through the side door, and communicate in ways that bring people together - are the keys to innovation and business success. Hough is also the author of the Amazon #1 category bestseller, The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, which has also been named to the Top 25 Business Books for 2011 by 800CEORead. She is a national conference keynote speaker on topics such as executive presence and presentation skills, negotiation, and leadership, and is the recipient of the Athena PowerLink Award for outstanding women-owned businesses.
In her interview with Bill Ringle, Hough discussed why having fun at work is vital to gaining new insights and developing new forms of teamwork, how behavioral skills lead to success, and the need to step outside our comfort zone. She also talked about building trust on individual, team, and organizational levels through improvisation, honesty, and acting in line with your values.
"Insights, ideas, and discretionary time are the three most under underutilized, and often compromised, assets that company managers routinely overlook. Initiatives designed to tap this talent potential need to acknowledge different levels of commitment and individual strengths in order to be successful. Karen Hough explains in this My Quest for the Best interview how she and her team create the environment for members of a division or group to gain new perspectives and develop stronger relationships - and therefore sustain a competitive edge," says Bill Ringle.
Bill Ringle works with high performing entrepreneurs and CEOs who want to overcome the five big challenges to business growth so that they can run profitable and rewarding business rather than become stuck and overwhelmed in unfulfilling and draining roles. He has worked on four continents, is the author of four business books, and inspires and educates thousands of business leaders each year through his speaking, coaching, interactive programs, and products.
To listen to Bill Ringle's interview with Karen Hough, visit www.BillRingle.com/MQ4B-interview-Karen-Hough. To learn more about Karen Hough, visit the ImprovEdge website.