
Insights
Author: Mari D. Martin
ALPS…Play Improv
Agree and Add on “Yes, and…is the guiding principle behind all improv,” says Jennine Profeta, Second City performer and theatre educator. I’ve always thought of it as agree and add on. Today it seems that finding fault, correcting others, being obstinate, and...
ALPS…Listening
Feel Real The small child glanced over at his mother after the waitress looked him squarely in the eyes and took his food order. “She thinks I’m real,” were his words to his mother. When we truly listen to others, they feel real…not irrelevant, but a real person...
ALPS…Acknowledge…it’s as easy as that!
Average is no longer acceptable We must do something extra, with an excellence that deserves attention. We need to be thinking, “how can I add some chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry on top!” We do that by adding “presence” while we can’t be present with...
Preparing to Work Remotely…Now and in the Future
In a recent interview with Lisa Blystra, President & CEO of Crossroads Prison Ministries, she shared the residual value of working with PSG that deepened their effectiveness as a team during the stay-at-home/work remotely season.


ALPS…Play Improv
Agree and Add on “Yes, and…is the guiding principle behind all improv,” says Jennine Profeta, Second City performer and theatre educator. I’ve always thought of it as agree and add on. Today it seems that finding fault, correcting others, being obstinate, and...
ALPS…Listening
Feel Real The small child glanced over at his mother after the waitress looked him squarely in the eyes and took his food order. “She thinks I’m real,” were his words to his mother. When we truly listen to others, they feel real…not irrelevant, but a real person...
ALPS…Acknowledge…it’s as easy as that!
Average is no longer acceptable We must do something extra, with an excellence that deserves attention. We need to be thinking, “how can I add some chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry on top!” We do that by adding “presence” while we can’t be present with...
Preparing to Work Remotely…Now and in the Future
In a recent interview with Lisa Blystra, President & CEO of Crossroads Prison Ministries, she shared the residual value of working with PSG that deepened their effectiveness as a team during the stay-at-home/work remotely season.