True Leadership Happens in the Moments You Can’t Plan.
Lead through constant change, navigate messy human dynamics, and still show up steady and inspiring? Truth is: Leadership shouldn’t feel like firefighting. Improvisation training can give you a daily dose of clarity, confidence, and creativity—exactly when stress and chaos try to take over.
Welcome to Leading with Improvisation - Iceland Edition.
A complete leadership workout: 6 main modules, almost 2.5 hours of hands-on video content,
and 15 plug-and-play handout exercises that create instant transformation for you and your team.
Discover why improvisation is a proven leadership toolkit
Kat & Bård are globally renowned applied improvisation experts who show you why improvisation isn’t about being unprepared or funny, but about gaining adaptability and leadership skills that make a difference— even when the path isn’t a straight line.
Get inspired by exclusive leadership stories
Each chapter includes real stories from remarkable Icelandic leaders — founders, CEOs, investors, and entrepreneurs — sharing honest moments that echo the challenges you’ll instantly recognize in your own leadership world.
A workout like no other
The "gym" is where it happens—watch the exercises, then try them yourself. As you develop your leadership muscles, the targeted content means you’ll notice improvements quickly!
The change you’ll notice:
Before:
- Draining meetings
- Low Engagement
- People waiting for direction
- Too much talk, too little action
After:
- Energetic participation
- Deep listening and understanding
- Teams that collaborate and build
- A culture where trust lives and ideas flow
Leadership is an adventure — not a script.
Improvisation teaches you to meet every moment with presence and confidence. Watch our short teaser video to get a sense of the spontaneity and honesty that came from building a program on this beautiful island nation.
Why we made this
"Leading with Improvisation" is the heart and soul of our combined 45 years+ of professional experience — and we want to help you empower your team.
We’ve both spent our lives watching leaders struggle with the same tensions — wanting to be open, yet feeling they must have all the answers; wanting to inspire, yet pulled in a thousand directions. What keeps us devoted to this work is seeing what happens when leaders drop the armor, trust themselves, and reconnect with what makes them human.
That moment changes everything — how teams feel, how challenges are met, and how organizations come alive.
We’re glad to have you on this journey with us.
Welcome to The Iceland Edition
"Leading with Improvisation" was recorded in Iceland — an amazing country with a truly unique vibe and thriving business culture. The achievements made on an island of only 400,000 people is astonishing, and the people will steal your heart. Practically, we also felt the location was a perfect bridge between North America and Europe.
Introducing our Icelandic leaders
We were thrilled to be able to interview and get unfiltered expertise from some of Iceland’s top business leaders. What you get is exclusive stories that will inspire you.
Andri Þór Guðmundsson
CEO of Ölgerðin Brewery
Andri explores how continuous change and a culture of innovation create momentum—powered by people’s curiosity, courage, and commitment to building something better together.
Grimur Sæmundsen
The founder of Blue Lagoon
Grímur shows how a humble skincare idea grew into Blue Lagoon—through bold vision, deep care for people, and a belief in creating healing experiences for the world.
Bjarney Harðardóttir
CEO Brand & Owner 66°North
Bjarney opens the doors to what began as survival craft and now has become a modern powerhouse for quality and enduring human connections.
Skúli Mogensen
Investor and Entrepreneur
Skuli explores how bold decisions, relentless curiosity, and resilience fuel true leadership—turning uncertainty into possibility and challenging others to build what doesn’t exist yet.
Truths about Trust
In this short preview, our leadership role models open up about what trust really looks like in practice — the small choices, the brave moments, and the culture it creates. Their insights set the tone for our entire ‘Leading with Improvisation’ journey, where trust becomes the foundation for every skill we grow together.
Welcome to the gym.
Think of improvisation as your "gym" — a practical space where you build the skills that make real teams stronger: trust, adaptability, focus, and collaboration. Improvisation is simply the most effective, hands-on way to train those muscles.
You don’t need acting skills. You don’t need confidence. You don’t need to “perform.” Our exercises are all-level, simple, and designed so that even the most basic ones create immediate results in how you and your team listens, supports, and solves problems together.
Set the stage by clearing a bit of space — enough to move, laugh, experiment, and explore new ways of working side by side. A room with fewer tables and a little freedom to stand goes a long way.
And then: just show up. We guide you through exactly what to do, step by step, always with your goals in mind. After your first session, you’ll feel the shift — in energy, in connection, and in how your team collaborates.
The exercise sparks the energy — but the real learning happens in the debrief, where insights turn into lasting skills.
START THE TRAININGThe 6 modules in this training tackle the real pains you face every day.
Leading with Improvisation isn’t another “leadership add-on” — it’s the system that finally explains why your team struggles in the moments that matter most. Each module exposes a hidden pattern that holds leaders back and gives you the exact skills to shift it — fast, practical, and immediately felt in the room.
1. Building Trust
“I never know what my team is actually thinking, and honestly, I don’t think they trust me enough to say it.”
This module shows how improvisation encourages deep listening, mutual support, and reliable follow-through in the moment.
Get ready to break old communication habits, strengthen team connection, and finally create the trust your people have been craving.
2. Increasing Awareness
“I’m constantly surprised by problems I should’ve seen coming — it feels like I’m always reacting, never noticing early enough.”
This module shows how improvisation sharpens attention, widens perspective, and helps you notice what’s really happening in the room.
Get ready to cut through noise, tune into what your people actually need, and lead with clearer insights than ever before.
3. Exercising Spontaneity
“In every meeting I hesitate, overthink, and lose the moment — I wish I could just respond naturally and confidently.”
This module shows how improvisation helps you trust your impulses, unlock fresh ideas, and respond with confidence in fast-changing moments.
Get ready to loosen the grip of overthinking, spark more creativity in your team, and act with the kind of agility today’s leaders actually need.
4. Building Acceptance
“Every idea I bring gets met with resistance, and I can feel the energy drop the second something new hits the table.”
This module shows how improvisation helps you embrace ideas, reduce resistance, and create a climate where people feel safe to contribute.
Get ready to quiet the instinct to shut things down, open the door to better collaboration, and lead a team that says “yes” to progress instead of hesitating.
5. Storytelling
“I have the facts, but when I talk, people don’t seem moved — I can’t get my message to light up the room.”
This module shows how improvisation helps you shape clear narratives from strategy, spark engaging emotions, and make your message land in a way people remember.
Get ready to move beyond data dumps, speak with purpose, and use stories to create direction, motivation, and real momentum in your team.
6. Strengthening Presence
“I know what I want to say, but the way I show up doesn’t command the room — I feel invisible when I need to lead.”
This module shows how improvisation strengthens your physical and vocal presence, helping you communicate confidence, credibility, and calm under pressure.
Get ready to shed unhelpful signals, embody the leader your team needs, and show up with a presence that makes people lean in and follow your lead.
A full year access, single license
$499
Most Popular
- Almost 2,5 hours of engaging video content
- 15 fully explained, ready-to-perform exercises that drive immediate results
- Full access to all modules:
- Why Improv?
- Building Trust
- Increasing Awareness
- Exercising Spontaneity
- Building Acceptance
- Storytelling
- Strengthening Presence
- All you need to set up "your own gym" to practice and get the most out of the training - including hand-outs and descriptions
- Insight and inspiration from 4 fantastic Icelandic leadership heroes
- Access to webinars and opportunities to ask Kat & Bård your questions
- Invitations to online events
- Special rates for coaching and appearances
- Full refund within 7 days (see terms)
A world premiere designed for the modern leader who wants to inspire and engage
We made this training as a response to the way we see the world is developing.
If any of these statements ring true to you, we have you close at heart:
- "My team is not motivated any longer - we could do better"
- "My voice is not heard - I lack the power to influence"
- "I am on the verge of burnout"
- "We are not moving forward or innovating fast enough"
- "People are leaving my team"
- "We are all so busy that we really can't do our jobs"
This is not your typical e-learning course!
We have designed it to capture the magic of our live applied improv experiences available at your fingertips!
All modules comes with:
- Inspiring stories from Icelandic management heros you can relate to
- Advice from our toolbox of more than 45 years of experience
- Honest video demonstrations of the exercises we recommend
- Guides and worksheets that will allow you and your peers to quickly experience the differences that applied improvisation can do for your team
-----------------------------
Volume Licensing
We have special rates and adaptations for larger groups and in-house training. Please contact us, and we will send you a proposal!
CONTACT US ABOUT VOLUME LICENSING
Join the Leading with Improvisation Community!
To thank you for considering investing in yourself and your team through Leading with Improvisation, we invite you into our community of leaders - with complimentary access to our free newsletter and the training platform. Check out stories and ask us questions about how applied improvisation can transform your leadership. Get snippets and tricks from the course. Join us in exclusive events.
Unsubscribe at any time. (But why would you?!)
Still have questions?
Nothing would please us more than hearing from you - please spill your mind in the contact us form!
CONTACT US