Improvise To Thrive

“The Principles & Tools for Success"


Our clients get results …

“The activities that you structured resulted in extraordinary, focused, & sustained engagement from the moment you began until your closing comments. Without question, the session with The Agility Group will have a long-lasting, positive impact for all the attendees.”

Neil Golden, former CMO McDonalds NA & Sr. Lecturer & Director of Experiential Learning (full-time faculty) at Northwestern University Medill School


Your people determine your success!

The Agility Groups’ interactive keynotes and workshops lead audiences through activities and exercises that give them the Three Rules of Improvisation: Deep Listening, Being Present in the Moment, and Collaboration that “Yes …and” brings.

Instead of learning about comedy they learn how to be agile when needed.  

The bottom line? Our keynotes & workshops deliver increased trust and a culture of innovation for your group - the drivers of success. 

 
 

Watch Richard & William in action!

 
  • Problems You Are Having

    Poor team engagement

    Stagnant client relationships 

    Lack of team collaboration 

    Lacking innovation

  • Solutions We Provide

    A customized program to address your unique challenges and goals.

    Interactive activities for learning new skills and behaviors.

    Comprehensive discussions to ensure understanding.

    Workplace application and accountability for using these new tools and behaviors.

  • Results for Your Business

    Boosted Engagement:
    Speed up individual contributions during meetings.

    Improved Client Relationships:
    Form stronger connections with inside and outside partners.

    Great Teams:
    Strengthen team bonds for collaboration and alignment creating better business outcomes faster. 

    Innovation:
    Your team finding ways through challenges faster by embracing new ideas.

The Agility Method is the secret sauce for staying cool and collected when you feel like the world around you is spinning out of control.

We don't stand up there and drone on in our keynotes and workshops. Nope, we're all about getting you involved, making you feel it deep in your bones. We're talking about an experience that will transform the way you communicate with the people in your life.

It’s giving people a Swiss Army Knife for life's crazy twists and turns. 

  • Keep others engaged

  • Respond to the unexpected

  • Build high-performing teams

  • Increase innovation

  • Be more present

  • Become better listeners

  • Develop confidence

  • Improve collaboration

Our clients include …

  • Brands at Work
  • Biogen
  • Coldwell Banker
  • ForeScout
  • Lincoln Financial Group
  • Microsoft
  • Northwestern Medill
  • The Resource Group

Meet our experts.

 
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William Hall

  • 20+ years developing & delivering communication training for management and C-suite.

  • Co-founded San Francisco’s premier Improv Theater where he continues to perform and direct.

  • Designed and delivered training for enterprise-level companies and spoke at The World Economic Forum.

  • Taught at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Richard Laible

  • Second City alumnus for 10 years and was Creative Director of Second City Communications.

  • Over 500 engagements of training and hosting in the corporate and association events market.

  • Taught improvisational techniques to economics professors at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

  • BA in Psychology, BLS in Speech & Theater, and yes, a BS in Nursing.

“Unique is probably the wrong word for it... Custom and profound are definitely apt descriptions. We did this in a highly interactive and provocative way. I learned a lot from the workshops and HIGHLY suggest everyone take them.”

—Bob Reny, Chief Technology Officer, ForeScout

Get started with The Agility Group today to see what we can do for your event.