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LinkedIn is extremely underutilized in the the Barbershop Quartet space My barbershop quartet, Mostly Joking, has quickly become a Unicorn in the barbershop quartet business networking space by becoming the #1 barbershop quartet on LinkedIn! With the success of becoming the #1 barbershop quartet on LinkedIn, we are excited to announce the #MoJoMemeTagChallenge, a disruption of the tag challenge paradigm originated by #hottickettagchallenge. Agree?

Stand-up comedian Shang Forbes just gave me some great advice: “Sumtimez U have 2 let people know U are out there doing it.” This informal message was the invaluable insight I needed to hear because: 👉🏾 If no one sees your work, you get no feedback. 👉🏾 If you don’t get feedback, it reduces your ability to improve. 👉🏾 If you don’t publicize your work, it’s less likely to be discovered. 👉🏾 and even if your work is discovered, you may not receive proper attribution. These jokes can’t laugh at themselves These strategies can’t operationalize themselves These ideas can’t build themselves and These products can't sell themselves You have to do it. Push them into the hands, minds, and hearts of people who can help you and your work reach the next level. This is the only way to grow and create opportunity 🗣️📈🚀 Are you “out there doing it”? Check out Shang's tour schedule and 1-hour comedy special - links in his bio. Tell us something you want people to know about you or your work in the comments ⤵️

Thanks to Linda Unger for describing what it's like to participate in a Knuckleball Comedy workshop. Read the article in the link in the comments! #knuckleballcomedy #teambuilding #professionaldevelopment

If you are not sure if improv based team building is for your business, here is an article in Forbes, one of many, that gives an overview of what we do as improv based team building facilitators at Charlotte Comedy Theater and Team Building Hawaii! https://lnkd.in/gtTUayYu

You'll never guess what happened when our very own Linda Unger went undercover at one of our events! You can read all about it in her latest blog "Incognito at a Knuckleball Comedy event" Find the link to the full article below in the comments! #knuckleballcomedy #teambuilding #professionaldevelopment

Comedy and sales share a focus on providing value and connection. In comedy, it’s about making people laugh; in sales, it’s about helping people make the best decisions. Both require serving the audience first.

Labat, S.J. (2023). By the Waters of Babylon: Ethiopian Orthodox Enculturation in a Rastafari Context, 1965–1980. Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies 6(1), 57-78. https://lnkd.in/gwMeTpft. ABSTRACT: Postcolonial Jamaica provided a surprising new avenue for mission for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. A new religion, Rastafari, refocused its practitioners not only away from England but also sought to chart a cultural course independent of Cold War competitors. Many Rastafari sought connection with the 'Zion' they identified with Ethiopia. As Caribbean Rastafari interacted with the Ethiopian Church, Rastafari was challenged by finding an Ethiopian Church that did not accord with their expectations. The Ethiopian Church, especially through Archbishop Yesehaq (Mandefro) struggled to navigate a foreign context with little institutional or financial support. Yesehaq's interactions with Rastafari (and most curiously with his spiritual son, Reggae artist Bob Marley) demonstrate the complexities of mission in a specific context. The Orthodox-Rastafari interaction challenged the limits of what Orthodoxy could assimilate. It also challenged Orthodoxy's new Caribbean members who could not simply cast away the tight web of relationships and culture in which they lived. Thus, demonstrating that mission rarely implicates doctrine and institutional forms alone, but also involves a web of social and cultural contacts. Navigating this web often benefits from the presence of empathetic and energetic pastors such as Archbishop Yesehaq and suffers in their absence.

As a leader, vision sets the direction but alignment is the super fuel. You need to align your organization to drive performance forward. Look for the areas where there is misalignment between your goals and the actual performance and that will show you where to spend your time.

We may be preaching to the choir, but we're still going to preach. Transitioning to digital is the only way to stand out on the show floor these days--and examples are only driving the point home. #eventtechnology #LEDcounter #Leddisplay #digitaltransformation #brandmessaging #brandmarketing #salesandmarketing