In this conversation with change-management expert April Callis-Birchmeier (CCMP™, PMP®, CSP®), we unpack her R.E.A.D.Y. framework from her READY, Set, Change! Book and framework and translate it into practical moves you can make this quarter. We cover how to turn corporate buzzwords into relevant, relatable stories, why one accountable executive sponsor changes everything, what “just
Credit to VitalikRadkoCongratulations! Your CEO just discovered AI. Your CIO just discovered agile. Your CHRO just discovered mindfulness. And your team just discovered Indeed.com…(Right now you’re either laughing because it’s funny or crying because you know it’s true.)Sound familiar? Every Monday brings another “exciting transformation” that will “revolutionize how we work.” Another initiative to add to
Image credit: AndreyPopovEvery Monday at 3 PM, I died a little inside.Not because I hated Mondays. But because that’s when 30 of us would file into a conference room at Chase Manhattan for our weekly, two-hour “status meeting.”Two-hour status meeting.Every.Single.Monday.The format was simple: Go around the table. Each team gives a 5-minute update. Everyone stays
I sat down with keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and singer-songwriter Rachel Druckenmiller to explore what it really means to live and work UNMUTED. Rachel shares how she invented roles inside a corporate job, navigated a near-career-ending pivot right before the pandemic, and eventually brought her voice – literally – onto the keynote stage. We talk
In this episode, I sit down with Scott Cooksey, CSP, founder of Leadout Performance Group, to talk about building teams that can adapt and win, especially when the plan meets reality.Scott explains why most “one-and-done” trainings fail, how to diagnose the real problem behind symptoms like conflict, and how leaders can modernize their playbook for
In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with fellow improviser and change-maker Kathy Klotz-Guest. Kathy’s career path is anything but boring. She went from being a rare female leader in Silicon Valley tech to blending her love of improv and comedy into transformational work with corporate teams.We talk about her journey, the
Page [tcb_pagination_current_page] of [tcb_pagination_total_pages]