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Last broadcast on Sat, 16 Jan 2010, 23:05 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
The office awayday allows team members to head off out of their place of work. Outsiders are brought in to lead the workers in surprising stunts which take them outside the constraints of their everyday working lives in the hope they will learn new skills which will help them be more productive. In this edition of Global Business Peter Day gets outs and about to find out what business leaders can learn from improvisational comedy and rock musicians.
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Contributors to this programme:
Neil Mullarkey
Comedy Store Players
Peter Cook
Academy of Rock, in partnership with Imperial College London
Miriam Bartlett
Freelance lawyer
Andrew Woods
Director of learning and development, Synorate
Dennis Tourish
Professor of leadership, University of Kent
How can improvised comedy help people in business?
Comedian Neil Mullarkey and guests at the Comedy Store play improvisation games. Neil argues that the skills needed for these games would also benefit businesses.
Broadcasts
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Tue 12 Jan 201010:05
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Tue 12 Jan 201015:05
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Tue 12 Jan 201020:05
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Wed 13 Jan 201001:05
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Sat 16 Jan 201000:05
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Sat 16 Jan 201023:05
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