Leela Improv At Work

Corporate Training for Leaders & Teams

Applied improv workshops that help your people communicate with confidence, collaborate creatively, and build authentic trust.

For 23 years, Leela has helped leaders and teams turn “polite but stuck” dynamics into honest, creative, and resilient collaboration. We started in San Francisco and now serve organizations across the Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill Triangle and nationwide.

4.9 ★ on Google in San Francisco
5.0 ★ on Google in Raleigh
Over 18,000 students and hundreds of teams trained using improv based experiences.
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A look inside a corporate improv session with LinkedIn’s team in San Francisco.

Who We Work With

We partner with organizations that invest seriously in culture and leadership development:

  • Senior leadership and executive teams
  • VP, director, and high potential leader cohorts
  • Cross functional teams navigating rapid growth or change
  • Tech, life sciences, healthcare, finance, and higher education

We facilitate workshops at your office or offsite venue, or host your team at Leela Improv Theatre in Raleigh, NC and Leela Improv Training Center in San Francisco, CA.

Outcomes You Can Expect

Our corporate sessions go far beyond “fun team building.” We help your leaders and teams:

  • Communicate with clarity and confidence
  • Build psychological safety so people speak up
  • Navigate conflict and disagreement with more honesty and less defensiveness
  • Collaborate across functions and silos with greater trust and alignment
  • Adapt quickly when plans change or information is incomplete

Your people will laugh, yes. More importantly, they will practice the mindsets and behaviors your organization needs every day.

“We had a great time learning how to trust each other, find confidence in ambiguity, and get out of our comfort zone. Everyone found the exercise to be very relevant to our business roles and helpful for internal and external communications.”
– Francesca Nicoletti, Growth Marketing Analyst, Ampush

Flagship Workshops and Offsites

All sessions are customized to your context, culture, and objectives. We intentionally design our curriculum to be accessible and inclusive for all participants. Formats include 2 hour, 3 hour, half day, and full day experiences.

Executive Presence Through Improv

For executive and senior leadership teams who need to show up with clarity, authenticity, and composure.

  • Think on your feet in a low stakes, encouraging setting, building confidence for those high stakes moments
  • Strengthen storytelling, message ownership, and presence
  • Build alignment and trust within your leadership team

Ideal for: ELT retreats, strategy sessions, and board or all hands preparation.

Leadership Team Trust Lab

For intact leadership teams that need more honest conversation and faster, better decisions.

  • Build psychological safety and candor in the room
  • Experiment with new ways to commit, adapt on the fly, and honor all ideas
  • Turn “nice but stuck” dynamics into energized, productive collaboration

Ideal for: offsites, new leadership teams, reorganizations, and post merger integration.

Communication and Collaboration for High Performing Teams

For cross functional or department teams that need to work together more effectively.

  • Improve listening, responsiveness, and “yes, and” collaboration
  • Surface and shift unhelpful communication patterns
  • Create shared language and practices your team can use immediately

Ideal for: product and project teams, client facing groups, and hybrid or remote teams.

Belonging, Inclusion, and Psychological Safety

For organizations committed to equity, inclusion, and sustainable culture.

  • Practice speaking up, inviting in, and making space for diverse voices
  • Explore status, power, and impact in a supportive environment
  • Build norms that support belonging, resilience, and trust

Ideal for: DEI initiatives, culture councils, and leadership development programs.

How Corporate Engagements Work

  1. Discovery Conversation
    We meet with key stakeholders to understand your context, goals, group dynamics, and success metrics.

  2. Custom Workshop Design
    We design a tailored experience – exercises, debriefs, and frameworks – aligned with your objectives, time, and audience.

  3. In Person Delivery
    We facilitate your session at your office, offsite venue, or one of our locations in Raleigh or San Francisco.

  4. Debrief and Next Steps
    We close with clear takeaways and practices your team can bring back to the workplace, and can consult on integration if desired.

Formats and Investment

Workshops are available in multiple formats:

  • 2 hour labs for conferences, all hands, and leadership meetings
  • 3 hour deep dives for intact teams and cohorts
  • Half day and full day offsites for executive teams and departments
  • Multi facilitator options for large groups and company wide events

Investment is customized based on duration, group size, number of facilitators, and location. Most organizations engage Leela for leadership team workshops, communication intensives, or immersive offsite experiences designed to create meaningful and lasting shifts in how teams work together.

We also offer ongoing and specialty programs, such as our “Take Recess Back” micro sessions that fit into the workday. Contact us for details.

Plan Your Next Leadership or Team Offsite

Tell us about your organization, timing, group size, and goals, and we will recommend a format and provide a clear, customized proposal.

Use the form below, or contact:

Jill Eickmann, MA, LMFT
Director of Corporate Training
[email protected] · 415 215 2601

East Coast (The Triangle)
309 N Boylan Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603

West Coast (SF Bay Area)
450 Geary Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94102

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