Brian Fraser
PhD, PCC
BC, CANADADr. Brian Fraser is the lead provocateur of Jazzthink. He a speaker, coach, writer, and facilitator, he convenes conversations that generate better teamwork faster. In his academic and executive positions, he has established a reputation for being inspiring, innovative, and effective.
He has come to realize that in a business and organizational environment where change and challenge are constantly reshaping the realities with which teams and their leaders have to deal, the wisdom and workings of jazz offer powerful lessons on how to motivate and mobilize people to adapt in the service of their desired results. The combination of swinging music, stimulating ideas, and engaging conversations makes the Jazzthink experience unique in its lasting impact.
In the Lead Like a Jazz Musician keynotes and master classes, you will be introduced to Jazzthink's SMARTer conversation framework - - Soulful, Mindful, Astute, Responsible, and Trusting - describing the 5 essential conversations that generate productive collaboration. The most common form of jazz in human experience, you will discover, is ordinary conversation. You can make your conversations sound like a terrific jazz performance and that will have a very powerful impact on how your show up in your workplace.
In the Lead with COACHing Skills keynotes and master classes, you will be introduced to and practice the 5 key phases of a dynamic coaching conversation - Curious about aspirations, Optimistic about possibilities, Attentive to strengths, Creative with barriers, and Hearty in execution. Your capacity to engage your colleagues in exceptional performance will be greatly enhanced.
Formerly dean of St. Andrew's Hall, the Presbyterian college at the University of British Columbia, and professor of history at Vancouver School of Theology, Brian now applies his passion and talent to provoking productive teamwork that will make a positive difference in organizations that want to improve their social impact.
His client list includes Toyota University, the North Shore Credit Union, Simon Fraser University, the Fresh Outlook Foundation, Leadership Vancouver, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Coast Mental Health, BC Hydro, ICBC, Nexen, Cenovus, and Service Coordination Incorporated.
His most recent book is Jazzthink: Playing with the Stuff of Success (2004) and he has authored numerous articles on productive teamwork and the leadership that inspires it.
He is a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and other communities of practice that enable him to stay on the cutting edge of research and reflection in collaboration and productivity. In addition to Jazzthink, Brian teaches coaching skills at Douglas College in Coquitlam, BC, and ministers part-time with Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby, BC.
Dr. Brian Fraser is the lead provocateur of Jazzthink. He a speaker, coach, writer, and facilitator, he convenes conversations that generate better teamwork faster. In his academic and executive positions, he has established a reputation for being inspiring, innovative, and effective.
He has come to realize that in a business and organizational environment where change and challenge are constantly reshaping the realities with which teams and their leaders have to deal, the wisdom and workings of jazz offer powerful lessons on how to motivate and mobilize people to adapt in the service of their desired results. The combination of swinging music, stimulating ideas, and engaging conversations makes the Jazzthink experience unique in its lasting impact.
In the Lead Like a Jazz Musician keynotes and master classes, you will be introduced to Jazzthink's SMARTer conversation framework - - Soulful, Mindful, Astute, Responsible, and Trusting - describing the 5 essential conversations that generate productive collaboration. The most common form of jazz in human experience, you will discover, is ordinary conversation. You can make your conversations sound like a terrific jazz performance and that will have a very powerful impact on how your show up in your workplace.
In the Lead with COACHing Skills keynotes and master classes, you will be introduced to and practice the 5 key phases of a dynamic coaching conversation - Curious about aspirations, Optimistic about possibilities, Attentive to strengths, Creative with barriers, and Hearty in execution. Your capacity to engage your colleagues in exceptional performance will be greatly enhanced.
Formerly dean of St. Andrew's Hall, the Presbyterian college at the University of British Columbia, and professor of history at Vancouver School of Theology, Brian now applies his passion and talent to provoking productive teamwork that will make a positive difference in organizations that want to improve their social impact.
His client list includes Toyota University, the North Shore Credit Union, Simon Fraser University, the Fresh Outlook Foundation, Leadership Vancouver, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Coast Mental Health, BC Hydro, ICBC, Nexen, Cenovus, and Service Coordination Incorporated.
His most recent book is Jazzthink: Playing with the Stuff of Success (2004) and he has authored numerous articles on productive teamwork and the leadership that inspires it.
He is a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and other communities of practice that enable him to stay on the cutting edge of research and reflection in collaboration and productivity. In addition to Jazzthink, Brian teaches coaching skills at Douglas College in Coquitlam, BC, and ministers part-time with Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby, BC.
Lead with COACHing Skills
Develop COACHing skills that can be used to inspire and align the kind of performance seen in a great jazz group. Brian will lead his audience through the dynamics and crucial phases of an effective coaching conversation that builds collaboration and accomplishment.
Lead Like a Jazz Musician
Leaders create space in which their teams can perform their best, then do even better. The the primary tool they use to do this is conversation, the most common form of jazz in human experience. What, then, can observation and dialogue about the lessons of leadership drawn from a jazz performance teach you about using your voice to generate a vibe that enhances the value you and your team deliver? Brian will inspire you to discover and apply some provocative...
Mastering SMARTer Conversations
Brian will lead his audience through the practice of the core elements in the SMARTer conversations that will enable them to lead like a jazz musician. They will learn resilient self-management, effective alliance building, collaborative decision making, mutual responsibility, and evaluating for improvement.
Mastering COACHing Skills
Brian will lead his audience through the practice of COACHing skills in the workplace, outlining the attitudes and behaviours that cultivate a collaborative culture and inviting participants to practice the key skills in order to recognize how well they can already do this.
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