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Alex Steele is touring at music venues throughout the world. He is currently performing solo, duo, trio and quartets sets. He is a composer, performer, educationalist and recording artist. For more information about gigs, concerts and to hear to sample recordings, see www.myspace.com/alexsteelegroup and find more samples on the 'recordings' page.

Alex is the Founder and Director of Improwise, working with organisations to bring about change and innovation. See www.improwise.co.uk for more details.

Improwise blends workshops on leadership, innovation and change management with live jazz performance. The premise is that if you can understand how jazz musicians communicate, improvise, innovate, generate ideas, create, respond, lead and support, then there are valuable lessons, skills and techniques which you can apply in your organisation.

The improwise sessions have been utilised by many of the world’s leading business organisations, government agencies, research institutes and business schools throughout the world. Recent clients include Ernst & Young, Virgin Media, Exxon Mobil, Ashridge, Hogan Lovells, Lloyds TSB, Royal Bank of Scotland, South West of England Regional Development Agency, the Chartered Management Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), and many other organisations in a range of different industry sectors. Improwise is active currently in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Uganda, Malawi and Bangladesh.

The sessions work by taking a group of jazz musicians into the conference venue or board room. The sessions are led by business leader and jazz pianist, Alex Steele. Key issues facing your organisation or your delegates are explored through interactive demonstrations, activities and discussions. Live jazz is interspersed throughout the session to demonstrate a range of different skills and techniques which can be applied and used by the audience in relation to their own areas of work. The issues can be applied to personal development, teamwork, looking at new ways of working, innovation, change management and organisational culture, values and change.

The participants gain a unique view into the ways that jazz musicians approach many similar challenges to those faced by individuals, teams and organisations in the audience. During the session, participants get the opportunity to interact with the musicians, to control what they do and to gain a fascinating insight into design, creativity, communication, emotional intelligence, change management, leadership and innovation. The sessions are tailored to enable participants to reflect on how they could utilise similar skills and techniques in relation to their own ways of working, the products and services they make and deliver, and the ways they engage with each other, with clients, customers and other stakeholders.

The combination of interaction, deep thinking and great music make the Improwise sessions entertaining, motivating, transformational, inspirational, unforgettable, and great fun!

Alex Steele leads the Improwise sessions, delivering the following:

# In-company organisational development workshops, focusing on areas including innovation, change, leadership, teamwork, communication, risk, transformational learning and creativity

# Conference workshops

# Keynote presentations at conferences

# After-dinner motivational sessions

More information at www.improwise.co.uk

CONTACT: +44 (0) 7791 089 778
Skype: alexsteele
Email: alex@improwise.co.uk

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