Image credit: IgorFaunIt’s easy to believe culture is about the good times—celebrations, values posters, and high-fives.But here’s the truth:Your culture isn’t revealed when things are easy. It’s revealed when things are hard.When layoffs happen.When big change rolls in.When people are scared, emotional, and uncertain.That’s when your real values show up.As someone who comes from improv
In this episode of Yes, And with Avish Parashar, I’m joined by Toni Thomas from Challenger, Gray & Christmas to explore a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: offboarding.While onboarding gets the red carpet treatment, too often the way people exit an organization is abrupt, impersonal, and damaging — to them and to the
This week is my birthday—I’m turning 52! And to mark the occasion, I’m sharing something a little different: 52 things I would tell my 22-year-old self.Over the years, I’ve made a lot of mistakes, learned a ton, and picked up a bunch of insights that would’ve helped me back when I was just starting out.
In this episode, I sit down with one of my oldest friends and longtime ExxonMobil leader, Alexander Bolkhovsky, for a deep dive into leadership, motivation, and navigating organizational change. Over his 27-year career with ExxonMobil, Alex has held roles across engineering, technology, sales, and global strategy. But more than the titles, it’s his mindset—curious, adaptable,
Image credit: HayDmitriyI have been speaking about change (and how leaders and organizations can embrace it) for a long time, and there are two truths I have found:Change is inevitable.Resistance is predictable.But here’s what most leaders miss:The solution may be LAUGHTER.Yes, laughter.Laughter might be the fastest way to break resistance and unlock adaptability.When I say
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