Saying “Yes, And” to YOU

Happy Thanksgiving!(If you are outside of the U.S., I wish you a happy Thursday!)If you are reading more than a few blogs, you are probably seeing lots of messages saying things like, “I want to say I am thankful for you being on my list/being a customer/being a reader/etc.”This blog post is sorta doing the

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Saying “Yes, And” to YOU

Creating a Safe Haven: How “Yes, And” Can Build Psychological Safety in the Workplace

“Yes, and” is a powerful phrase that has its roots in improv comedy. It is used to build on the ideas of others and create a collaborative and dynamic scene. (If you are unfamiliar with the idea of saying “yes, and” instead of “yes, but,” you must be new to my content – welcome! You can

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Creating a Safe Haven: How “Yes, And” Can Build Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Ending Each Day with Greater Satisfaction and Fewer Regrets: The Power of “Yes, And”

“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” – Sydney J. Harriscredit to Sixteen Miles OutRegrets often split into two distinct categories: regrets of omission and regrets of commission. Regrets of omission stem from untaken paths like missed opportunities and

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Ending Each Day with Greater Satisfaction and Fewer Regrets: The Power of “Yes, And”

The Paradox of the Heap: How Small “Yes, Ands” Can Add Up to Big Results

image credit: swisshippo If I offered you one single penny to do a task you really don’t want to do, would you jump up and say “yes! Yes, I will do that task for a penny!”?Of course not.What if I offered you two pennies?No?How about three? Four?? Five???Probably not.Okay, what if I offered you 100,000,000

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The Paradox of the Heap: How Small “Yes, Ands” Can Add Up to Big Results

“Yes, And” – Clearing Up Myths and Misconceptions About What it Is and Isn’t

If you are familiar with me and my work, you most likely already know what “yes, and” is. If you are new to my content though, you may be a little uncertain or confused. In this article, I explain what it is (and isn’t) to make sure we are all on the same page.Image credit:

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“Yes, And” – Clearing Up Myths and Misconceptions About What it Is and Isn’t

Saying “Yes, And!” to Failing (How Giannis Missed the Mark)

Image credit: alphaspirit “There’s no failure in sports.”Recently, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar, was asked whether he viewed his team’s season as a failure after they fell short of their championship goal (they lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the #8 seed – only the sixth time in history this

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Saying “Yes, And!” to Failing (How Giannis Missed the Mark)