Virtual Minutes Are Precious: Tips for Hosting Events and Meetings

To help you make the best of facilitating virtual events/meetings here are some of my lessons learned.

BlogLisa PertosoMay 8, 2020virtual, facilitation, event planning, meetings, hosting, tips, lessonsComment

Coronavirus Challenges Us All to be Improvisers

How improvisers are trained for chaos and some tips to help you thrive each day.

BlogLisa PertosoMarch 30, 2020improv, improviser, coronavirus, quarantine, work for home, play, facilitationComment

How to Remember a Decade? 5 Step Exercise

5 steps to practice remembering your past and my decade shared.

BlogLisa PertosoFebruary 24, 2020reflect, decade, strengths, change, improv, writingComment

A Mastermind of Your Own

Sometimes lone wolves need to support each other.

Blog, Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoNovember 20, 2019mastermind, communication, coaching, goals, alone, freelance, remoteComment

Living a Strengths-based Life (reflection exercise)

Dive into this quick exercise to discover how to live a life that harnesses your strengths.

Tools/Exercises, BlogLisa PertosoMarch 4, 2019leadership, strenths, CliftonStrengths, strengths, reflectComment

How Being an Improviser Prepared me for Parenthood

Before I jump in, I’ll be clear and say that nothing can truly prepare you for parenthood…

BlogLisa PertosoFebruary 1, 2019parenthood, motherhood, baby, improv, improviser, lessons Comments

How to Be More Mindful: Interview with Tanya Valle

You never know who you’ll meet in an elevator and how they’ll change your life…

Blog, Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoDecember 18, 2018meditation, mindfulness, Tanya Valle, interview, tips, coachComment

How to Live Playfully: Interview with Gary Ware

Why we’re wired to play and how to get more of it in your life right now. Tips from a playmaster.

BlogLisa PertosoNovember 27, 2018interview, play, Gary Ware, improv, follow the fear, Breakthrough Play, neuroscience, workhopsComment

How to Build Communities: Interview with Chloe Lew

Why we all need community from a social change agent and all-around bad-ass woman.

BlogLisa PertosoOctober 30, 2018community building, Changemaker Chats, interview, following fears, Chloe Lew, women, #MeTooComment

Mind the Gap: Emotions at Work

As women we seek to balance emotions at work through mindfulness…

BlogLisa PertosoSeptember 27, 2018communications, mindfulness, communication, emotions, meditation Comment

If You're Not Having Fun...Guess What?

Some things I learned about fun and play that you can apply to real life.

BlogLisa PertosoAugust 2, 2018improv, fun, susan messing, yes and, joy, playComment

We Are Wolves. So Are You - June 4

Why we’re leading a women’s workshop and why you should join us.

BlogLisa PertosoMay 25, 2018communications, leadership, women, toolsComment

Fight Fear With Positive Statements

How to calm, or more realistically, harness public speaking nerves for good not evil?

Tools/Exercises, BlogLisa PertosoFebruary 26, 2018fear, follow the fear, speaking, communications, pitching, presentingComment

Set An Intention Path for the Year (exercise)

Try this simple and fun exercise to be intentional this year.

Blog, Tools/ExercisesLisa PertosoJanuary 19, 2018new year, intentions, exercise, team-building, winterComment

How to Retreat Like a Boss: Tips and Tools

Retreats can be by yourself, or with a group of people. Try these 4 tools to help you build your own.

BlogLisa PertosoNovember 21, 2017retreat, reflect, WOOP, Mother!, writing, team-building, tools, tips, helpComment

3 Ways Improv Leads to Mindfulness

Apply three simple improv principles to build mindfulness into your life.

BlogLisa PertosoOctober 11, 2017improv, mindfulness, tips, listenComment

What's in a Name?

An important lesson after one month in Italy.

communicationsLisa PertosoSeptember 11, 2017travel, explore, language, name, perspectiveComment

What Do A Digital Mindset + Improv Have in Common?

I've spent a bunch of time doing improv in NYC, and teaching digital...

BlogLisa PertosoAugust 17, 2017digital, mindset, improv, improvisation Comment

Writing About Writing

Writing is easy. We can all make shapes into letters that become words in...

BlogLisa PertosoAugust 1, 2017writing, travel, Italy, routineComment

What Would Thich Nhat Hanh Do? The Art of Communicating

In a week I’ll be married and I’ve asked every married person I know for advice, tips, and...

Blog, communicationsLisa PertosoJuly 14, 2017communications, zen, love, work, partner, team, open, laughterComment

Future of work resources, tips, and tools for leaders in any industry.