Think of your team as a theatre company that’s always developing new material. Develop working practices that free you to make mistakes and take chances without performance pressure. Think of these as practice spaces where you can experiment and try out lots of new ideas. Knowing that there’s someone in the room with you who sees what you’re trying to achieve and can tell you honestly if it’s working gives you the freedom to push your boundaries.
We sat in just such a room with the associate music director of an award-winning Broadway musical as he worked through lyrics phrase by phrase with one of the show’s leads. He referred to this as “how the donuts get made”.
Coaching each other in the privacy of a rehearsal room builds the trust great teams need to thrive. You’ll be amazed at how these safe spaces strengthen your commitment to the work you produce and bolster your entire ensemble’s performance.