The art of leading highly creative teams | Gaurav Kripalani | EP12
In this week's episode of the High-Performance Teams Podcast, I am joined by Gaurav Krapalani, who shares his long journey leading Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), the way he leads creative teams and some of his learnings.
Gaurav continues his 25-year involvement with SRT, nineteen of which have been as its Artistic Director. During that time, SRT became the first Singaporean theatre company on Broadway in 1998 as Associate Producer on Golden Child, earning three Tony Award nominations. SRT has presented work by several renowned artists, including Peter Brook, Yukio Ninagawa, Simon McBurney, Yael Farber and Trevor Nunn.
Gaurav served as the Vice-Chair of the International Society of Performing Arts and on the Board of Trustees for Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. From 2018 to 2021, Gaurav helmed the Singapore International Festival of Arts as its Festival Director.
Some of the topics covered during the conversation:
✅ One of the essential ingredients to create a high-performance team?
✅ How to manage the team's morale when things don't go according to plan.
✅ How do you identify talent?
✅ What can we learn from the military about leadership?
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https://www.srt.com.sg/
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